#felicombi

[felicombi]

Hey! So, I've been away for a while. But I'm back now!

I said I was going to make a poll for when ItaPol week should be, and here it is! I would be very grateful if you took it ;v;

When should FeliFeli Week be?

Please pick one of these options so I can start organising it!

[felicombi]

Hi there! Welcome to felicombi, a blog dedicated to North Italy x Poland, simply known as ItaPol, FeliFeli or, well, Felicombi!

Our purpose is to spread the love for this rareship by collecting fan art, fanfiction, and more!

"Well, why should I ship them?", you ask? There are lots of reasons! Let's start with their canon interactions. Although we don’t really have much official content for them, it is made clear that they are very good friends, who might even have grown up together.

Hell, Poland even told Lithuania that he admires Italy.

And when he sees him while going shopping with Lithuania, he immediately rushes to greet him!

They were very close in the 19th century!! And they talked about their dreams together!

Obviously they are both huge dorks. I don’t even have to explain, just look at this strip.

As far as I know, there aren’t any other canon interactions between them, which is a great shame... But considering the fact that this is  a rarepair, it’s already a lot, isn’t it? It really should be more popular.

But, hey! We’re not finished yet! Let’s review the Italian/Polish shared history, shall we?

Bona Sforza, an Italian-born duchess, became the wife of Sigismund I the Old, king of Poland, in 1518. It is a common legend that the vegetables popularly known as “włoszczyzna” (lit. “italian”) were brought in by her when she transferred to Poland.

Many important Polish scientists from the 15th/16th century studied in Italian universities! Ever heard of Copernicus?

Parts of both Italy and Poland used to be under the Austria-Hungary Empire. A military unit called Mickiewicz's Legion was formed in Rome by the Polish poet Adam Mickiewick to help with the Italian Liberation. This was very likely supposed to also be kind of a revenge for the failure known as the Greater Poland Uprising of 1848.

Thanks to Canaletto, a Venetian artist who painted nearly 30 views of Warsaw in the 18th century, the Polish were able to rebuild their capital after it had been destructed in WWII. 

Italy was also the first European country to recognize Poland’s sovereignty in 1918!

There’s a lot more to it than this, though. The ‘Polish-Italian brotherhood’ has always been very important, I encourage looking into it since it’s very interesting! 

And did you know? They mention each other in their official anthems.

For any further questions, feel free to check the F.A.Q., or send an ask!

I truly hope you’ll give these cuties a chance, but for now, just enjoy your stay on this blog! ~

all art is by himaruya, the translations are those provided by hetarchive & the pattern used in the banner belongs to alexey tretina.