Sabato fascista ("Fascist Saturday") was established by the ItalianFascist Grand Council on 16 February 1935. Italians were expected to use Saturday afternoons engaged in cultural, sporting, paramilitary and political activities.[1]
According to Tracy H. Koon, this scheme failed as most Italians preferred to spend Saturday as a day of rest.[1] The Secretary of the National Fascist Party, Achille Starace, repeatedly complained about Italians' lack of participation.[1]
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^ abcTracy H. Koon, Believe, Obey, Fight: Political Socialization of Youth in Fascist Italy, 1922–1943 (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1985), p. 112.