joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>Buona Festa della Repubblica Italiana!</p><p>The Festa della Repubblica Italiana is celebrated every June 2 to commemorate the birth of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Italian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italian</span></a> Republic. On June 2-3, 1946, following the fall of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> & end of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WorldWarII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldWarII</span></a>, an institutional referendum was held in which Italians were asked to vote on what form of government they preferred, either a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/monarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monarchy</span></a> or <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/republic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republic</span></a>. The majority of Italians favored a republic, so the monarchs of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HouseOfSavoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HouseOfSavoy</span></a> were exiled</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FestaDellaRepubblica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FestaDellaRepubblica</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a></p>