Third Istalian Empire's 100th anniversary!Sumptuous events have been organized all over the country to celebrate the century of the recovered national identity and unity, pride, prosperity and greatnessLogo of the 100th anniversary of the Third Istalian Empire5 November 5203The whole country is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Third Istalian Empire and everywhere in Istalia, in the big cities as in the pleasant provincial villages, there are celebrations and events of all kinds (it has been estimates that over 27.000 banquets and street parties have been organized in whole Istalia) to celebrate the event, celebrations not only for a century marked by the imperial restoration but also and mainly for the rediscovered identity and national unity, for the pride, prosperity and greatness returned to the country and to the Istalians.
But since the beginning of the year, the previous months have been characterized by events organized throughout the territory linked to the centenary, from school festivals to concerts, from village fairs to museum exhibitions. Regarding the latter, two of the most important and which will remain open until the middle of next year are: "Istalia to be rediscovered", at the Palace of Exhibitions of Caleon, dedicated to the efforts made during the 51st century to restore Istalia and strengthen the identity bond of the Istalians; the other, at Romula at the Museum of Istalian Civilization (at the Royal Palace of Haxons), "Istalia: Country of a thousand faces", is dedicated instead to the numerous cultural facets, and to the varied uses and customs present on the Peninsula and the Island, celebrated definitively as an integral part of the culture and history of Istalia, something that now definitively differentiates the Istalia of today from that of the past.
Street banquet in Torre d''o Sulento and a fair in SàxeraExtremely warm, and there was no doubt, was the welcome for our beloved Emperor Tommaso III who, although on the threshold of 88 years, did not hold back in embarking on a tour across the country with the equally beloved Empress Elisa at his side, as always during all their happy 54 years of marriage.
The Grand Prince and the Grand Princess of the Crown Alessandro and Vanessa, together with Grand Prince Nicola Alessandro, have also participated in various events throughout the country in recent months, inaugurating exhibitions and monuments, attending festivals and fairs, taking on numerous institutional committments in place of the Emperor who for about ten years has now increasingly relied on his son, involving him more and more in the management of state affairs and therefore paving the way for a future transition which, in the light of the advanced age of the Emperor, it could happen in the next few years.
The military parades in Romula and CaleonThe Emperor greeting people in NeapuliaThe crucial day of the celebrations opened in Romula with the Emperor and the highest officials of the state attending solemn state cerimonies first at the Monument of the Istalian Liberation (sometime refered as
Altar of the Nation) and then at the Imperial Mausoleum.
Then the Emperor and the Grand Prince of the Crown, one in Romula and the other in Caleon, the two Institutional Capitals of the Empire, attended two sumptuous military parades organized in the two capitals, a very first time for Caleon (where, according to some rumors, the traditional military parade of the Day of the Empire next year could be held, and then alternate annually with Romula).
Both the two parades saw the participation of battalions and vehicles from all the Armed Forces as well as platoons of members of relief organizations, humanitarian associations, NGOs, etc... and therefore various bands and folkloric groups from all over the Peninsula's and the Island's towns and cities.
Once again dividing the tasks, the Emperor in Alaria, in Pontelasa, and Prince Alessandro in the Peninsula, in Milona, then inaugurated the National Craft Fair and the National Design Fair respectively, where quality and sophistication of products of the Istalian excellence and style were celebrated, from fashion to interior design, from ceramic productions to those that use the most innovative materials, etc....
Cerimony at the Monument of the Istalian Liberation (also informally known as Altar of the Nation)The celebration night in FaroFaro, now in the evening, was therefore the stage of the most pop celebrations of this day, with a great show held at the foot of the Tower of the Istalians, attended by over 60 thousand people gathered in the main square alone, where the Imperial family made the its appearance on the stage acclaimed by all those thousands of people, with the Emperor giving a speech broadcasted to the whole nation with which he expressed several times how honored he was to have served the Istalia, acclaiming the efforts of all Istalians to rebuild and definitively raise the country from one of the most difficult periods in its history and therefore expressed his gratitude for the constant affection shown him by the whole country during all his long years of reign:
I was born when our country had taken on again the name Istalia a little over a decade before. I grew up in a country that was rebuilding its identity and rediscovering its identity, facing many challenges but with a spirit full of hope for a new future.
I am grateful to have been able to see this great country of ours rise and return to rise among the great democracies of the world and that it has managed to regain the serenity and prosperity of the past.
And above all I am honored to have been able to serve my country and my people during these years, a people who have once again shown all its tenacity, all its strength, all its brotherhood and all its will to proudly rise again as a single nation.
Today we celebrate all this and celebrate the never dormant spirit of all the great fathers and mothers of the nation of the past, to whom ideals of democracy, justice and tolerance we have remained always faithful, deeply engraved in our souls, and I personally pay homage to you, my beloved fellow citizens, the protagonists and architects of this rebirth.
And I wish and I shall thank you all for all the affection and steady support you have shown me during all these long years since I answered the call of my duties. I also thank you for supporting my wife and me since our paths crossed and for having done the same with my whole family.
I am extremely happy to be able to celebrate this crucial anniversary with you, looking at you, a good part of you, as my children or grandchildren, warmed by so much of your affection that can only push me to wish you a happy and prosperous future, for each of you.
Thank you!
Long live the Empire! Long live Istalia!
The show was followed by a fireworks display that involved the entire city, the Tower of the Istalians as the center of the show, which almost dwarfed the fireworks display organized in the city for the Golden Jubilee of the Emperor few years ago, and then by a concert attended by the most important artists of the music scene of the moment where, however, only the Grand Princes of the Crown remained to attend, allowing the old Emperor to retire to rest.
As usual, the sumptuous event attracted thousands and thousands of visitors from all over the world to the country, always fascinated by the spectacularity and sumptuousness of the state and Crown events organized in Istalia and with the summer at the gates both the cities of art and the provincial towns have been inundated with tourists, who have been able to savor the festive spirit in the streets of the cities and all the flavors of the cuisine and agricultural products for which the Istalian province is now famous.
In attracting so many tourists, of course, contributed also the glamor that surrounds the imperial family like a golden halo, with many who tried to snatch a photo or a glimpse of the Istalian royals at one of the numerous public events organized throughout the country.