"It was January 7, 1797 when the representatives of Bologna, Ferrara, Modena and Reggio Emilia raised the first
Tricolore
. Under these colors, with these sentiments, our ancestors, in the following decades, fought to bring about the unification of Italy.
The Tricolor accompanied the war of liberation and, chosen by the Constituents as the banner of the Republic, constitutes the symbol of the unity and indivisibility of the Country
and of that heritage of common values and principles solemnly sanctioned by our Constitutional Charter".
This is the message from the head of state, Sergio Mattarella for National Flag Day
.
On the occasion of the 226th anniversary of National Flag Day, President Mattarella added that the common values and principles expressed in the Tricolore "represent the ideal and moral resource to draw on to face the difficulties that every nation has to go through. Expression of the civil passion of the Italian people, the Tricolore expresses the will of a democratic State, open to international collaboration and close to the citizens, which pursues, first of all in favor of young people, the best conditions for building the future, in a climate of peace, justice, social cohesion. Long live the Tricolor, long live the Republic".
"In a famous painting from 1920, Cafiero Filippelli paints a woman intent on mending a tricolor flag. An extraordinary image, a metaphor for our daily commitment. Sewing up what is torn, picking up the threads of our being together, rediscovering ourselves as a community: this is the way which we intend to follow to free up the best energies of the nation and make Italy even more a protagonist in Europe and in the world".
This is the message of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the occasion of National Flag Day
.
"Today Italy celebrates National Flag Day. The nation celebrates the Tricolore, born in 1797 in Reggio Emilia, which in these 226 years has accompanied and inspired the journey of the Italian people. Consecrated in the Constitution, the flag is the symbol of the national unity, embodies the values of freedom, solidarity and equality on which our homeland is founded and embodies that extraordinary historical, cultural and identity heritage that is universally recognized in Italy".
"In the world, the Tricolor represents the spirit of sacrifice and the ability of our soldiers engaged in peacekeeping missions to give themselves to others, it is the flag that our diplomats hold high in defense of the national interest, they are the colors that our compatriots '
