Stolen RMC trucks・盗まれた生コン車

At the end of May the Italian Police arrested 7 persons (5 Rumanian, 1 Albanian and 1 Egyptian) for stealing 8 RMC trucks in Northern Italy (also near Venice) between July of last year and the first months of 2017.

They stole the trucks, rented a hangar, disassemble the truck and ship the parts to Egypt by containers.

5月末に７人は（ルーマニア人5人、アルバニア人1人、エジプト人1人）「北イタリアで生コン車８台を盗んだ」という容疑でイタリアの警察に逮捕されました。

盗んだ生コン車を借りた倉庫まで持って行って、バラバラに分解して、客パーツをコンテナでエジプトへ送るというプランでした。

http://www.ilgazzettino.it/nordest/udine/arresti_banda_ladri_betoniere_carabinieri_latisana_friuli_veneto-2476558.html

Venice Biennale・ヴェネツィア・ビエンナーレ

The Venice Biennale is an arts organization based in Venice. The first art exhibition (Art Biennale) was held in 1895 and now is still held biennially.

This year you can visit it from May 13 to November 26 in Venice, at Giardini Gardens and all around the city. The Japanese Pavilion at the 57th International Art Exhibition is the "Turned Upside Down, It's a Forest", by Takahiro Iwasaki:

http://2017.veneziabiennale-japanpavilion.jp/en/

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ヴェネツィア・ビエンナーレ（Biennale di Venezia、英語: Venice Biennale）は、イタリアのヴェネツィアで1895年から、二年に一度、開催されている現代美術の国際美術展覧会です。ビエンナーレとはイタリア語で「二年に一度」を指します。

ヴェネツィア、ジャルディーニ（ビエンナーレ公園）で2017年5月13日から11月26日にかけて開催されます。日本館の出品作家は岩崎貴宏です（タイトルは：逆さにすれば、森）。

http://www.art-annual.jp/news-exhibition/news/59921/

Festa del Lavoro/Labour Day/メーデー

International Workers' Day, also known as Labour Day or Festa del Lavoro in Italy, is a celebration of labourers and the working classes in general, which occurs every year on May Day (1 May).

While it is a normal working day in Japan, the first of May is a national public holiday in many countries worldwide.

In Italy there are many concerts and public events in every city, but as recently many people are struggling to get a job it is changing, from a day of joy and relax into a day of protests and anger against politicians.

「メーデー」とは、ヨーロッパの各地、アメリカ、中国、等で「労働者の日」です。労働者のお祭は毎年の５月一日になります。

スーパーもお店もすべて閉店、労働者は働かなくてもいいのでありまして、イタリアのどこの町でも無料コンサートがります。

でも、最近は仕事のチャンスがあまりなくて、働いていない若者が増えているのでストライクや警察との衝突もよくあります。

Festa della Liberazione + Festa di San Marco・イタリア解放記念日+サンマルコのお祭り（聖マルコの日）

April 25 is a very important day both for Italy and for the city of Venice.

April 25 is Italy's Liberation Day (Festa della Liberazione). It is a national Italian holiday commemorating the end of the Italian Civil War and the end of Nazi occupation of the country during World War II.

April 25 is also Saint Mark's Day (Festa di San Marco), celebrating Venice's patron saint, San Marco. On this day, men traditionally give a single rosebud to the women they love.