The second and third of September are very important dates in Lyon - the anniversary of the liberation of Lyon in 1944 by the Free French Army. Whether one is in Paris or Lyon, it is impossible to miss the plaques mounted on buildings commemorating the death, shooting, assassination (we've seen all those words used) or deportation to a concentration camp of an individual. Occasionally, there are still bullet holes in walls near the plaques. Often the inscription on the plaque will say something like "we will remember." So Thursday and Friday are days to celebrate the liberation of Lyon and honor the memory of all those men and women who made it possible, some of whom didn't live to see it.
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