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This April is bound to excite history buffs all over Portugal. The 25^th of April, as it is known, marks the date of the most decisive political event in Portugal鈥檚 history.

On April 25, 1974, leftist army officers brought an end to a fascist regime, freeing Portugal from authoritarian leadership.

Although celebrated in various cities in the country, its capital, Lisbon, holds some of the grandest celebrations.  

The day is also known as Carnation Revolution, to mark the coming of peace. Carnations are associated with it because a restaurant owner gave the soldiers who took to the streets some carnations to show the march was a peaceful one.  However, the most crucial events leading to this coup occurred on the 24^th.

A Musical Coup de tat!

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Typically, the Carnation Revolution was orchestrated starting with radio signals. The Portuguese revolutionaries did this by relying on music to send cryptic messages to accomplices.

First, the song 鈥淓 Depois do Adeus鈥� by Paulo de Carvalho was played at 10: 55 p.m of April 24, signalling to revolutionaries, and was followed by 鈥淕randola, Vila Morena鈥� by Jose Afonso, on Radio Renascenca at 00: 25 of the 25^th. The songs advised revolutionaries to occupy strategic positions, and, by dawn, the fascist regime had been overthrown!

Concert to Honour the Date of a Revolution鈥檚 Birth

According to Turismo de Lisboa, a video mapping session will kick off the April Festivities at exactly 10 p.m. on the evening of 24^th April.

Scenic shots by eminent photographer, Alfredo Cunha, will be projected into the fa莽ades of Terreiro do Pa莽o, to the musical accompaniment of Rodrigo Le茫o. This will be succeeded by a massive concert, 鈥淯ma Ideia de Futuro鈥�, performed by 180 artists on stage!

To sum it up, no one deserves to miss this patriotic night filled with revelry, contemporary art and culture, with the main theme of the night set to be 鈥渇ix the past, celebrate the present and project the future鈥�.