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The Italian flag is a rectangular
drape, vertically divided into three equal sections: green, white and
red. The three colors of the flag represent, symbolically, the three
cardinal virtues:
| Green |
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Hope |
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| White |
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Faith |
| Red |
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Charity |
The Tricolor was first adopted in 1796
by the Lombard patriots and became the symbol of Freedom and Unity. It
was sanctioned as National Flag by the Italian Republic in 1802, by the
Italic Kingdom in 1804 and by the first King of the Savoia dynasty,
Carlo Alberto, in March 1848.
Since the first time it was adopted, the
Tricolor has remained the symbol of Independence from foreign rulers for
all Italians, who fought several battles during the period known as the
"Risorgimento," until they succeeded in securing freedom and unity. |
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