<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKwa kuruhusu kiburi cha eneo hilo la kihistoria kama vile Provence, Normandy, Brittany, na Languedoc kujithibitisha tena, Ufaransa ilionyesha kwamba hatimaye ilikuwa salama katika utambulisho wake wa kitaifa - salama sana hivi kwamba raia wa Ufaransa hata walianza kubeba pasipoti za Ulaya.  <response>: By allowing the local pride of such historic regions as Provence, Normandy, Brittany, and Langue?doc to reassert itself, France demonstrated that it was at last secure in its national identity so secure that French citizens even began carrying European passports. 