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Tuscan Celebrations on November, 30th
On Sunday 30th November, the Region of Tuscany will celebrate the anniversary of death penalty’s abolition.
Festa della Toscana (Tuscan Feast) is a traditional appointment which joins the participation of all citizens and the Region of Tuscany institutions.
The origins of this feast date back to a legislative bill, to be more precise, the Penal Reform promulgated on 30th November 1786 by Grand Duke Peter Leopold of Lorraine.
With this reform, Tuscany
put an end to the capital punishment, and marked an important moment of civility which would have changed its history forever. Tuscany in fact, thanks to Leopoldina Reform, was the first







