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Hello Monday, hello world this week’s country was at the
suggestion of a fellow blogger, Rita who can be found here:https://soulcomfort.blogspot.com/
The country is Argentina, which borders Paraguay and Boliva to
the north and Brazil and Uruguay to the northwest and Chile to the west and
south. It’s officially the Argentine Republic.
It is the second largest country in South America and the eighth
in the world. Its culture is influenced by Europeans in particular the Italians
and Spanish.
It has a population of 46 million, its official language is Spanish,
and the currency is the Argentine Peso.
The politics of Argentina take
place in the framework of what the Constitution defines as a federal
presidential representative democratic republic, where the President of
Argentina is both Head of State and Head of Government.
The main religion is catholic.
Their flag has three stripes alternating sky blue, white
and sky blue. Each stripe is 30cm high. In the centre stripe there is an emblem
known as the Sun of May a golden sun, which some say is representation of the
Inca sun god Inti. The flag was adopted way back at the start of the 1800’s.
Some of the things the country is known for are its wine and
food, its music and the dance known as the Tango and of course the country’s love
of soccer.
The City of Buenos Aires is the capital of the
Argentine Republic.
The 9 July is the country’s Independence Day this date
originates in commemoration of the signing of the Argentine Declaration of
Independence, on Tuesday, July 9, 1816, in the house of Francisca Bazán de
Laguna. In 1941, the building was declared a national heritage site.
Many people know the song Don’t Cry for Me Argentina by Julie
Convington a song about Eva Peron she was the First Lady of Argentina from June
1946 until her death in July 1952, as the wife of Argentine President Juan
Perón.
I JUST left my blog where I told you that my wife is best friends with an Australian. Now I come to your blog...my wife's parents were BORN in Argentina. She speaks fluent Spanish and I...uh...try. Although I probably sound like a dunce.
ReplyDeleteYou sound like a dunce in English too... er, just kidding, buddy!
DeleteI find it kinda cool when things like that happen
DeleteIn fact, we're planning on visiting some of her family there next year.
ReplyDeleteVisiting a friend can result in a good time
DeleteI'm singing the song in my head!
ReplyDeleteI was too as I wrote the post
DeleteI went to that play where they sang that song - Argentina.
ReplyDeleteIt is s good song
DeleteArgentina... good to dream... and I also have to think about the Argentine Tango...
ReplyDeleteThank you very much and best regards to you.
Viola
You're welcome and thanks for dropping by
DeleteA song well known world wide.
ReplyDeleteI reckon so
DeleteThanks so much, Jo-Anne. I know there was a lot of political unrest there back when I lost contact with my pen pal. I always wondered what happened to her. She wrote to me to practice her English. She was a school teacher and a wonderful woman. She introduced me to Yerba Mate the way they drink it...in gourds through a bombilla. :)
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, I am learning stuff by doing these post and I liked having someone make suggestion.
DeleteYou must have loved geography when you were growing up, Jo-Anne. And yes, now I have that song stuck in my head, too.
ReplyDeleteBlessings!
Oh year I did like geography and it was my best subject, along with history
DeleteA country with a very interesting history.
ReplyDeleteI love the tango.
I like watching people dance the Tango
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