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The Italian tricolour cockade is one of the symbols of the Italian Air Force, is widely used on all Italian state aircraft, not only military, [25] it is the basis of the parade frieze of the Bersaglieri, cavalry regiments, Carabinieri and Guardia di Finanza, [26] [27] and a reproduction of it in fabric is sewn on the shirts of the sports teams ...
Emblem of the Italian Republic rendered in black and white State ensign of the Italian Republic (since 2003). The central element of the emblem is the five-pointed star white star, also called Stella d'Italia (English: "Star of Italy"), which is the oldest national symbol of Italy, since it dates back to ancient Greece. [1]
A silver cornicello charm. A cornicello (Italian pronunciation: [korniˈtʃɛllo]), cornetto (Italian for 'little horn' / 'hornlet'; ), corno (Italian for 'horn"'), or corno portafortuna (Italian for 'horn that brings luck') is an Italian amulet or talisman worn to protect against the evil eye (or malocchio [maˈlɔkkjo] in Italian) and bad luck in general, and, historically, to promote ...
Italian anthems (12 P) F. Flags of Italy (2 C, 7 P) O. Orders, decorations, and medals of Italy (4 C, 5 P) V. Vittoriano (4 P) Pages in category "National symbols of ...
The three Italian national colours carved on the floor of the Palazzo delle Poste in Florence.After their appearance in Genoa on 21 August 1789, red, white and green gradually became part of the Italian collective imagination until they were represented in the most varied areas.
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.
Indulge in the sweetness of the season with these Italian-inspired Christmas cookies. The post 30 Traditional Italian Christmas Cookies appeared first on Taste of Home.
The Palio di Asti (or Palio Astese in its most archaic nomenclature) is a traditional Italian festival of medieval origin that culminates with a bareback horse race. The race has been run each year since the 13th century. [168] The earliest record, cited by Guglielmo Ventura, [169] dates from the third quarter of the 13th century. It has taken ...