Be the first to comment!Gozo commemorates Remembrance Day with ceremony in Victoria
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On Sunday morning a commemorative prayer service and wreath laying ceremony took place for Remembrance Day – Jum it-Tifkira – in honour of the victims of the two world wars of the 20th century.
The Minister for Gozo, Dr Justyne Caruana, presided over the ceremony at Independence Square, Victoria
As the Citadel clock struck the eleventh hour, a minute of silence was held, followed by the Last Post and the Reveille.
The ceremony continued with the laying of traditional red poppy wreaths at the foot of the monument to commemorate and honour Gozitan victims, the armed forces community, British and Commonwealth veterans, the allies who fought alongside the UK and the civilian servicemen and women involved in the two world wars and later conflicts.
The monument, known also as Christ the King Monument, is a 1949 work of Italian sculptor Carlo Pisi and was unveiled by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II on 7th May 1954.
Photographs: MGOZ/Terry Camilleri
