Here’s how you announce the birth of a child in Italy.  Pink for a girl, ovviamente, and blue for a boy.

 

Translation of the handwritten notice: “Children know things that the major part of humanity has forgotten.”  A lovely sentiment, indeed.

 

Benvenuta, Giulia!  Welcome to the world.  Lucky you, to be born in Florence!

All babies are welcomed into Italy because the country has one of the lowest birthrates in the world!