2013 is the year of the SNAKE begins on February 10th shortly after the New moon in Aquarius, the humanitarian of the zodiac. The 2013 year of Snake is meant for steady progress and attention to detail. Focus and discipline will be necessary for you to achieve what you set out to create. The Snake is the sixth sign of the Chinese Zodiac, which consists of 12 Animal Signs. It is the enigmatic, intuitive, introspective, refined and collected of the Animals Signs. Ancient Chinese wisdom says a Snake in the house is a good omen because it means that your family will not starve.
To Begin with my first blog of the year I thought it may be interesting if the flags which have/had "SNAKES" are presented for the discerning readers : So here I go;
The
image of the eagle and the snake in the coat of arms of Mexico and always
occupied the centre stripe of all the
versions of the Mexican Flag has
religious connotations, as it relates to the beliefs of the ancient people, but
it also serves as a symbol of triumph: the proud eagle defeating the evil
snake. Eagle also refers to the legendary foundation of Tenochtitlan (Mexico)
by the Aztecs.
The
Eagle and the serpent meant for combining the two cosmic forces: that of the
sun in the eagle and those of the earth in the serpent.
This
ancient flag of Sri Lanka (Sinhala Rajakiva Dhajya) is strikingly similar to
the Mexican Aztec symbols. Here in place of an eagle we find a peacock is
holding a snake in its beak.
The snake flag of Martinique has no official status on the island. It is a historical flag dating from an edict issued 4 August 1766, specifying that vessels of the French Colony of Martinique and Saint Lucia should fly a version of the French ensign, which at the time was a white cross on a blue field, with L-shaped (for Lucia) snakes in each quarter of the cross. The snakes are fer-de-lance vipers (Bothrops lanceolatus, French trigonocéphale) native to Martinique.
(Source; Internet and The Korean Stamp Review)
Hi, I just bumped into your blog and it is very interesting. However, I wanted to correct something rather important bout the so-called flag of Martinique which you mention. Although most of the info you give about that thing (which is truly rather a coat of arms than a flag) is correct except for the fact that it does still have an official status on the island of Martinique. In spite of what most people believe, this coat of arms is still in use by the representatives of French authority on the island and can be found on the uniform of law enforcement officers (Police and Gendarmerie), which is truly offensive to people in the population who are becoming increasingly aware of it's historical roots... They carry it as a shield which is velcro-ed on their uniforms... And some official buildings do have it as a flag among all others (right in the middle of the French flag, the European union flag, you have this infamous coat of arms floating)... Anyway, nice blog and very valuable information...
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