The Italian flag consists of three colours: green, red and
white. The three colours are presented in three vertical stripes with green on
the left, white in the middle and red to follow. The green stripe represents
hope, the white shows off the peace of the country and the red tells of the
strength, charity and valor the residents of Italy have. It is said that the Italian tricolour flag is
a designed inspired by the French flag.
In 1797, Napoleon’s troops brought the flag to Italy in 1805 however, it
wasn’t until January 21, 1991 that the flag was officially adopted. Every year,
on January 7th, Italy takes the time to celebrate the coming of
their nation’s flag. Wednesday 21 March 2012
Italian Flag
The Italian flag consists of three colours: green, red and
white. The three colours are presented in three vertical stripes with green on
the left, white in the middle and red to follow. The green stripe represents
hope, the white shows off the peace of the country and the red tells of the
strength, charity and valor the residents of Italy have. It is said that the Italian tricolour flag is
a designed inspired by the French flag.
In 1797, Napoleon’s troops brought the flag to Italy in 1805 however, it
wasn’t until January 21, 1991 that the flag was officially adopted. Every year,
on January 7th, Italy takes the time to celebrate the coming of
their nation’s flag. 
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That is very interesting Jen. The flag of China also has Red in it however it only has 2 colours. China is very similar to Italy... OK I guess it is not similar at all. Maybe in on of your next posts you can prove me wrong about that. I cannot wait for your next post.
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