Italy celebrates this Monday (25) the national day dedicated to the poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), author of the “Divine Comedy” and “father” of the Italian language.
“Today, March 25, we celebrate DanteDì (“Dante’s Day”, in free translation), a date dedicated to the Florentine genius and father of our literature”, wrote Italian Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, on X (formerly Twitter).
The date is always celebrated on March 25th, the day on which the poet's journey in the “Divine Comedy”, his masterpiece, begins.
“We celebrate it all over the world with cultural events and above all thanks to the extraordinary film 'Dante', by maestro Pupi Avati”, added the Italian Chancellor, referring to the initiatives organized by the global network of Italian cultural institutes.
On the occasion of the annual day formally established by Italy's then Minister of Culture Dario Franceschini in 2020, Vatican Radio launched a new series of podcasts using archival material to offer the poet's complete epic journey through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise.
Born in Florence in 1265, the poet, philosopher and political thinker is one of Italy's most beloved cultural figures abroad and considered one of the fathers of the Italian language.
Author of the “Divine Comedy”, the poem in which he narrates his journey through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise, first accompanied by the poet Virgil and then by the muse Beatrice, or Beatrice, Dante died in the early hours of the morning between September 13 and 14, 1321, in Ravenna, where he is buried. (HANDLE).
