Thursday, March 17, 2011

One Hundred and Fifty

Italian flag in via Grande, LivornoToday we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy as a single country in 1861, on March 17. I am not sure there is much to celebrate here (or elsewhere), but the “tricolori”, the Italian flags, are all over the city.
Italian flag in piazza Grande, LivornoOur National Day is on June 2, the proclamation of the Republic in 1946. In 1861, on March 17, the first Italian Parliament in Turin proclaimed Vittorio Emanuele II King of Italy.
So Italy was born... on Saint Patrick's Day!
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18 comments:

  1. Luis GomezMarch 17, 2011 at 12:43 AM

    Thank you VP. Congratulations! My dad was also born in Saint Patrick's day.

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  2. MichelleMarch 17, 2011 at 1:24 AM

    Nice to see those tri colored flags flying.

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  3. brattcatMarch 17, 2011 at 1:31 AM

    Happy Unification Day.

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  4. RandyMarch 17, 2011 at 2:30 AM

    Have a wonderful Unification Day!

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  5. JackMarch 17, 2011 at 3:22 AM

    Well, happy birthday, Italy! Italy seems like such an old country, yet it is actually pretty young.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 17, 2011 at 5:52 AM

    Saluti to Italy for 150 years of unification! Nice photos!

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  7. Small City ScenesMarch 17, 2011 at 6:23 AM

    Well happy birthday and your Tricolori is beautiful
    begorra St. Paddys day too. MB

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  8. DinaMarch 17, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    Mazal tov Italy!
    A beautiful flag, long may she wave.

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  9. GunnMarch 17, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    Congratulations!
    Saluti from me up in the north!:)

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  10. cieldequimperMarch 17, 2011 at 8:23 AM

    Bon anniversaire, bonne Saint Patrick e tutti quanti.

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  11. KateMarch 17, 2011 at 9:13 AM

    Happy Unification Day to you and your country!

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  12. AriannaMarch 17, 2011 at 1:58 PM

    Per me è una festa importante! Peccato solo che piove...ho messo anch'io il tricolore, è bagnato ma chi se ne frega! Ciao, Arianna

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  13. jooMarch 17, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    Happy Unification Day to your country and Happy St. Patric's:)

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  14. UnknownMarch 17, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    Congratulations, Italy! It seems our National Days are just one week apart: Italy-June 2, Portugal-June 10. :-)

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  15. Cezar and LéiaMarch 17, 2011 at 6:44 PM

    This flag is magnificent, and it also reminds me so much my family!
    It's an important day!
    Thanks for this post!
    Léia

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  16. Traveling HawkMarch 17, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    Happy celebration!

    And what a coincidence :)

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  17. EG CameraGirlMarch 17, 2011 at 11:28 PM

    Gee, I wonder if that makes you part Irish. :))

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  18. HalcyonMarch 18, 2011 at 2:33 AM

    Ha ha! At first I thought this was an Irish flag for St. Patty's Day. :)

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