какво е това Olympic Phryge confounds some, but is very French
PARIS (AP) — “Is it the Eiffel Tower? ” asks a puzzled American tourist queued in front of the Paris 2024 Megastore.
To international visitors, the triangular Olympic Phryge mascot might resemble the iconic monument, a “poop emoji ” — that's according to another shopper, a tongue или даже, добре, женската анатомия. However, it rings a particular bell for the French.
It’s been over 200 years since the “bonnet phrygien ” was last a common sight in the streets of Paris. Yet, the hat still carries the same revolutionary spirit it first did in 1789.
The official Olympic Phryge mascot is a nod to the Phrygian cap, an emblematic accessory of the French revolutionaries. Revived from Roman times, when freed slaves used to wear it, the revolutionaries adopted it as a testimony to their values of freedom and emancipation for both men and women.
The heritage of the French Revolution and the birth of the 1st Republic have deeply influenced the French, who now associate the...
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