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The green leaves, white flowers and red berries of the strawberry tree, whose colors recall the flag of Italy: for this reason this bush is considered one of the Italian national symbols. [1] The strawberry tree, which is native to the Mediterranean region, is the national tree of Italy, [1] while its flower is the national flower. [2]
Ostuni: la città bianca (the white city) Padova: la città del Santo (the city of the Saint) / La città dei tre senza: il Santo senza nome, il prato senza erba e il caffè senza porte (the city of 3 without: the Saint without name, the lawn without grass and the café without doors) Palermo: la splendida (the wonderful)
the strawberry tree, or the small tree chosen as a national tree because of its green leaves, its white flowers and its red berries, colors that recall the Italian flag; [11] The flower of the strawberry tree is the national flower of Italy. [12] the Italian sparrow, considered the national bird of Italy. [13]
Giovanna Garzoni was born in 1600 in Ascoli Piceno in the Marche district of Italy to Giacomo Garzoni and Isabetta Gaia. [10] Both of Garzoni's parents were of Venetian origin and are believed to have come from a long line of Venetian painters - a fact that is often disputed. [2]
The top five Italian girl names and their meanings, according to Nameberry’s popularity list, include: Luna — Moon Beatrice — She who brings happiness; blessed
Language of flowers – cryptological communication through the use or arrangement of flowers; Hanakotoba, also known as 花言葉 – Japanese form of the language of flowers; List of national flowers – flowers that represent specific geographic areas
Marian Vejcik/Getty Images. 5. Caterina. Ditto for Katherine. This feminine name of Italian origin means “pure.” 6. Francesca. This spunky little thing will go by Francie for short.
The Italian folk revival was accelerating by 1966, when the Istituto Ernesto de Martino was founded by Gianni Bosio in Milan to document Italian oral culture and traditional music. Today, Italy's folk music is often divided into several spheres of geographic influence, a classification system proposed by Alan Lomax in 1956 and often repeated since.