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25 April, the Carnation Revolution, Portugal Napkin

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A good celebration is as much about the presentation as it is about food. Serve up the party with custom personalized paper napkins that look good tucked in the collar or draped over your lap.

  • Dimensions: 12 cm l x 12 w cm (folded), 3 ply
  • Printed in full colour on your choice of white or ecru coloured napkins
  • Coined or standard napkin styles available
  • Sold in quantities of 50
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  • This product is food contact safe
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25 April, the Carnation Revolution, Portugal Napkin

25 April, the Carnation Revolution, Portugal Napkin

25 April Revolution, the Carnation Revolution, began as a military coup by several hundred lieutenants, captains, and majors disappointed by their colonial war experience in Africa. The authoritarian regime had been in power for almost 50 years. A red carnation was their symbol and this illustration was inspired by it. The story of this Portuguese symbol is that Tourist Day was being celebrated and there were lots of carnations for distribution in the markets of Lisbon back in 1974. An important restaurant was holding a party to celebrate one year of existence but because of the Revolution going on the manager decided not to open for the day. It also bought carnations that were given to employees that took the flowers home. One woman that was passing by was asked for a cigar by a military from the revolutionary coup. But she was a non-smoker. So she gave him the carnation and immediately he placed it in the barrel of the gun. Her name is Celeste Caeiro and she's known since that day as Celeste dos Cravos, Celeste of the Carnations. The people began to hand the carnations out to the troops, they decorated decorating their tanks and rifles with the flower – hence the event became known as the Carnation Revolution. The gesture was then replicated and the carnations become a spontaneous symbol of the April 25 revolution and one of the most meaningful flowers for the Portuguese. If you have a friend, co-worker, teacher, or a relative of Portuguese nationality, they will undoubtedly appreciate this illustration because everyone knows that this flower means liberty.

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Napkins are soft, design is exactly as imaged online, fast shipping, overall highly recommended. Colours and usage quality was great!
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The napkins were amazing. They were a huge hit at our event. I love that you can customize them and they are great quality. The printing was great quality and exactly what I expected.
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The product was chosen as a theme and as a result of the exceptional quality it quickly became the eye catching part of our decorations. Pleasing all generations the soft paper looked like linen and served a very useful purpose and easy to recycle. Clear, concise and conveyed the message while serving a useful purpose.

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Designed on 2015-04-09, 2:22 AM
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