{"id":19966,"date":"2022-03-04T12:17:26","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T11:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=19966"},"modified":"2022-03-04T12:17:26","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T11:17:26","slug":"international-womens-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/international-womens-day\/","title":{"rendered":"International Women’s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

La Festa della Donna<\/em> – International Women’s Day<\/p>\n

Tuesday, March 8 next week is International Women’s Day, a festival which will be celebrated around the world and especially in Italy. A big part of that celebration involves the gifting of mimosas to women.<\/p>\n

In 1946 the Unione Donna Italiana<\/strong> (Italian Woman Union)\u00a0 decided to choose an object to symbolize the event. The choice fell on the bright yellow flowers, which is in blossom at the beginning of March, and since then this plant has become the\u00a0symbol of La<\/em> Festa della Donna<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Photo taken by me, mimosas and ranunculus!<\/p><\/div>\n

Here are two poems celebrating the mimosa and women for this important day.<\/p>\n

The first poem is by poet Pablo Neruda and underlines women’s strength and gentleness at the same time.<\/p>\n

The second poem by Alda Merini also underlines the characteristics found in women, even those that are contradictory. It is a poem celebrating human vulnerability and women’s right to be equal and respected.<\/p>\n

Mimosa – Pablo Neruda<\/h3>\n

Andavo a San Jeronimo<\/em><\/p>\n

verso il porto<\/em><\/p>\n

quasi addormentato<\/em><\/p>\n

quando\u00a0<\/em>dall\u2019inverno<\/em><\/p>\n

una montagna<\/em><\/p>\n

di luce gialla,<\/em><\/p>\n

una torre fiorita<\/em><\/p>\n

spunt\u00f2 sulla strada e tutto<\/em><\/p>\n

si riemp\u00ec di profumo.<\/em><\/p>\n

Era una mimosa<\/em><\/p>\n

_________________<\/p>\n

Mimosa – Pablo Neruda<\/h3>\n

I used to go to San Jeronimo<\/p>\n

towards the port<\/p>\n

almost asleep<\/p>\n

when from winter<\/p>\n

a mountain<\/p>\n

of yellow light,<\/p>\n

a flowery tower<\/p>\n

popped up on the street and all<\/p>\n

filled with perfume.<\/p>\n

It was a mimosa<\/p>\n

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A tutte le donne – Alda Merini<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Fragile, opulenta donna, matrice del paradiso<\/em>
\nsei un granello di colpa<\/em>
\nanche agli occhi di Dio<\/em>
\nmalgrado le tue sante guerre<\/em>
\nper l\u2019emancipazione.<\/em>
\nSpaccarono la tua bellezza<\/em>
\ne rimane uno scheletro d\u2019amore<\/em>
\nche per\u00f2 grida ancora vendetta<\/em>
\ne soltanto tu riesci<\/em>
\nancora a piangere,<\/em>
\npoi ti volgi e vedi ancora i tuoi figli,<\/em>
\npoi ti volti e non sai ancora dire<\/em>
\ne taci meravigliata<\/em>
\ne allora diventi grande come la terra<\/em>
\ne innalzi il tuo canto d\u2019amore<\/em>.<\/p>\n

_________________<\/p>\n

To all the women – Alda Merini<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Fragile, opulent woman, matrix of heaven
\nyou are a speck of guilt
\neven in the eyes of God
\ndespite your holy wars
\nfor emancipation.
\nThey split your beauty
\nand remains a skeleton of love
\nbut who still cries out for revenge
\nand only you can
\nstill crying,
\nthen you turn around and see your children again,
\nthen you turn around and you still can’t say
\nand be silent in amazement
\nand then you become as big as the earth
\nand raise your love song.<\/p>\n

_________________<\/p>\n

Auguri a tutte le donne del mondo!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

La Festa della Donna – International Women’s Day Tuesday, March 8 next week is International Women’s Day, a festival which will be celebrated around the world and especially in Italy. A big part of that celebration involves the gifting of mimosas to women. In 1946 the Unione Donna Italiana (Italian Woman Union)\u00a0 decided to choose…<\/p>\n

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