Libyan cities and towns continue their celebrations marking 5th anniversary of February revolution.

Tripoli, 18.02.2016 (Lana) Libyan cities towns and villages continue their celebrations marking the 5th anniversary of February revolution. Libyan people, individuals, groups and families converged into their cities and towns main squares from the early hours of Wednesday morning to take part spontaously in the popular celebrations. The jubilant people holding the national flag in a scene embodying sincere love to a homeland restored after great sacrifices during which scores of martyrs were offered and during which blood of Libyans from all regions was mixed in an epic revolution. jubilant children wore their best national dress and chanted slogans expressing love for the homeland and embodied by their drawings the moments of triumph and victory, as warplanes hovered overhead to salute the masses of the people at martyrs square which converged from various Libyan cities and towns. The crowds chanted national songs collectively that echoed throughout the cities, expressing loyalty to the martyrs who paid by their blood and pure souls for the sake of freedom and homeland. Lana reporters noted that the families of the martyrs carried the portraits of the martyrs to underscore that the sacrifices of their beloved ones were not in vain, for had not been for their sacrifices these masses would not be here today. The people of Jadu city celebrated the revolution's anniversary which uprooted the dictatorial regime. families of the martyrs, the missing persons attended the celebrations along members of the municipal council and elderly and other local officials. Speeches were made memorizing the heroic stances of the revolutionaries of the cities during their participation in 17 February battles. at the end of the celebration families of the martyrs and missing people were honoured including the family of martyr Khalifa al-Hamassi who fallen a martyr along with his brothers in Libyan National Salvation Front in the operation to storm Bab Al-Azzizia barracks in Tripoli in 1984. Misrata City also witnessed a popular demonstration from the early hours of the morning up to the late hours of last night. The streets were packed with vehicles that roomed streets and squares decorated with flags and portraits of the martyrs expressing joy of the people at this occasion. A big parade was organized Wednesday evening in which civil society organizations, boy scouts, civil defense, cavalry, companies and institutions took part. Diplomatic security, first central force,. common security committee also paraded in this historic anniversary. Khoms also organized a celebration in which speakers called for making supreme national interest so libya over other minor interests and direct resources to building the homeland. Khoms like other Libyan cities was decorated with the national flag and placards expressing joy of February revolution. The people of Wadn, southern Libya also marked the 5th anniversary of the revolution by converging into the Martyr Square in the city hoisting the national flag and carrying placards expressing joy at the anniversary. Other Libyan cities also witnessed similar joys celebrations. In Sebha the people marked the 5th anniversary of the revolution. Lana reported said the main squares and streets of Sebha were decorated with the national flag and placards expressing joy at this occasion. Fireworks were also used to express joy and pride at the revolution anniversary. Sources said celebration and various programmers are to be organized over the coming days to mark the revolution anniversary. Celebrations marking revolution anniversary were also organized in Ghiryan city, the people of the city marched through the main streets of the city from the early hours of the day carrying the national flag and placards. The joys masses chanted slogans and carried the portraits of the martyrs and sounding the horns of their cars as a sign of joy and pride. Many progranmes are planned for the celebrations including fairs and exhibitions of classical cars, motorcycle shows and Calvary and boy scouts shows and fairs for homemade traditional artifacts. =Lana=