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Ti voglio bene "I Love You"
:The Italian flag, vertically divided into three equal sections:
green, white and red, which represent, symbolically, the three
cardinal virtues: Green = Hope; White = Faith; Red = Charity. |
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The Tre-Colore Flag first flew at Modena in 1797 as
the banner of the Cisalpine Republic (between Parma and Bologna, Modena
is in the Province of Emilia-Romagna, the home of Ferrari and Maserati
auto works). In early 1805, when Napoleon I grouped the Northern Italian
provinces into one kingdom, he arrived in Milano accompanied by Pope
Pius VII. On May 26, 1805, he received the crown of Charlemagne in
the Milan Cathedral.
Condensing fifteen states into three, Napoleon leveled the barriers
of local rivalries and brought an approach to political unity. From
then until Giuseppe Garibaldi carried the Italian flag in triumph,
there was a struggle for power between many countries to rule Italy.
In 1871, Napoleon left the liberated country and the next year, Rome,
the Eternal City, was made the capital of the Kingdom of Italy under
King Vittorio Emmanuele II. Italy became a Republic in June, 1946,
returning the Flag's design to the simple, but well recognized colors
of green, white and red. |
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© 2006 Baci D'Italia.
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The church bells ring, it's six o'clock in
the morning and the small town begins to wake up. You stand
at the window and watch the sun creep over the distant hills.
Pink hazy light fills the horizon; within minutes, patches
of green come to life in the valley below. The piazza fills
with people greeting each other as they head off to work or
school. |
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All over Italy, this is how the day begins.
Hundreds of medieval towns caught in the struggle to fit into
a fast-changing world while holding onto their unique charm.
People gather to share their opinions on world events as well
as sharing the small things that make up their daily lives.
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| The Italians stop and take time to visit with
each other in person, sitting in piazzas or at a café,
life slows down and finds its roots.
The balance we all look for is here, at times intense with
passion, but always coming back to what's most important
- relationships. |
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