No, today's not been a nice day for me! I woke up with some kind of intestinal virus, which is taking me to the toilet every few hours! But that's not the end of it: it is also accompanied by a temperature around 38,5°C (that means fever) and a headache too! Bloody hell!
So, tomorrow I will stay at home. Where I would have stayed anyway, because tomorrow is the day of the Freeing. What does it consist of? It's an old tradition from Pavia: on the first Tuesday of November, members of university students' societies known as Goliardia go around town, wearing garishly coloured cloaks and hats, entering the various secondary schools around town, as well as the university itself, blowing whistles, trumpets and horns, and shouting things like We've set you free! Now go away!
And every secondary school or university student's day of lectures and classes ends there. Usually, no later than 9 in the morning.
In secondary schools, it is one of the most eagerly awaited moments throughout the school year. But once you have grown up? It all starts to feel a tad...childish, isn't it?
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