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	National colours - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		National colours often appear on a variety of different media, from the nation's flag to their sports jerseys.
		National colours are frequently part of a country's set of national symbols.
		Many states and nations have formally adopted a set of colours as their official "national colours" while others have de facto national colours that have become well-known through popular use.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_colours (226 words)

	National symbols - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		National symbols are symbols of any entity considering itself and manifesting itself to the world as a national community (independent states, but also nations and countries in a state of colonialor other dependence, (con)federal integration, even an ethno-cultural community considered a 'nationality' despite the absence of any political self-determination.
		These symbols are often rallied around as part of celebrations of patriotism or aspiring nationalism (such as independence, autonomy or separation movements) and are designed to be inclusive and representative of all the peoples of the national community.
		National symbols intend to unite people by creating visual, verbal, or iconic representations of the national people, values, goals, or history.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_symbol (324 words)

	Australia's National Colours
		The colours red, white and blue were featured in the first Coat of Arms of the Commonwealth in 1908 and are the colours of the Australian national flag.
		Three colour combinations traditionally had claim to be Australia& national colours: red, white and blue; blue and gold; and green and gold.
		The colours green and gold gained wide popularity and acceptance as the traditional national colours in Australian and international sporting events since before Federation and have been associated with many great sporting achievements since.
	www.pm.gov.au /aus_in_focus/nat_symbols/colours.html (132 words)

	Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington, D.C.
		The national colours are white and red in two horizontal parallel strips of equal width and length, the upper strip being white and the lower red.
		The colours were white and red, and were used in the national uprisings of the 19th century is the form of white-and-red ribbons.
		The Sejm formally introduces Polish national colours during the November Uprising, on February 7, 1831.
	www.polandembassy.org /Links/info/flag.htm (269 words)

	A Material Matter: Marcel Broodthaers' Use of Bones as a Surrealist Intervention against the Political Cult of the Dead by Sebastian Hackenschmidt
		While national memory - as in the political cult of the dead - is based upon the alleged insight into the necessity of sacrifice and the oblivion of the physical aspects of death, Noguchi's work is clearly not intended as a memorial for fallen soldiers.
		The possibility of national identification of bones is of crucial importance for the appreciation and remembrance in the political cult of the dead.
		As Broodthaers focused on objects of a special significance for the national character in his early work, it does seem very plausible that he should have demonstrated the utilization of a material that is integral for the formation of identity in nearly all modern nation states.
	www.imageandnarrative.be /surrealism/hackenschmidt.htm (4148 words)

	Flags of National Defence
		First, its dominant colours, red and white, were chosen in 1921 as the national colours of Canada, although the inspiration for these colours on the RMC flag was almost assuredly the ribbon of the general Service medal of 1899.
		Differing somewhat in motif, size, shape, and usage, there are both Queen's colours, which identify sovereignty and nationality, and various kinds of unit colours, such as standards, guidons, and either command, college or regimental colours.
		For example: The colours of the 3rd Regiment York Militia which were defenders of York during the American capture on April 27, 1813, were made by the local ladies and had been consecrated in January, 1813, by Dr. Strachan and presented by Miss Powell, the daughter of the Honourable Mr.
	fraser.cc /FlagsCan/Nation/NatDefence.html (11381 words)

	National Symbols
		The King at the request of Canada, assigns to Canada the national colours white and red, and declares that the national emblem of Canada shall be three maple leaves on one stem on a white field.
		The road to the adoption of national arms was not nearly as rocky as the one to the adoption of the new national flag, but it had its bumps and it was a road that had to be travelled first.
		This choice was reflected not only in the colours of the leaves they chose for the shield, but also the colours of the mantling, the wreath, and the leaf held by the lion in the crest.
	fraser.cc /FlagsCan/Nation/NatSym.html (4966 words)

	National symbols of Estonia
		The colours, however, were never forgotten and the struggle to bring the national colours back into use marked the beginning of a renewed struggle for independece at the end of the 1980's.
		The colours were an important weapon in the bloodless fight for the restoration of the independence of Estonia; it was finally won in August,1991.
		The choice of the barn swallow as a national bird was mainly the result of a campaign conducted by ornithologists at the beginning of the sixties.
	www.einst.ee /publications/symbols (1737 words)

	France
		The national flag shall be formed of the three national colours, set in three equal bands, vertically disposed so that the blue is attached to the staff of the flag, the white in the middle, and the red flying in the air.
		The red and blue of Paris were the livery colours of the coat of arms and natural ones for use by the militia.
		In brief we can accept that the colours are basically those of Paris as used on the day of the storming of the Bastille, mixed with the Royal white.
	www.fotw.net /flags/fr.html (874 words)

	Sweden and Norway 1844 Changes
		The commissioning pennant was now to be in the national colours (horizontally stripes of red-white-blue-white-red) with a stretched version of the union mark at the hoist.
		Both were based on the national flags of the respective countries (Parliament of Norway adopted a new national civil ensign in 1821, the same flag that flies as the national flag of Norway today), to which was added a new mark of union in the canton and swallowtail and tongue.
		The pattern of the union badge suggested a common dish on "smorgasbords" of both countries, a colourful herring salad decorated radically with bits of egg whites and yolks, beets, and green stuff.
	www.fotw.us /flags/xn-s-a03.html (1003 words)

	National Honours and Awards
		The star is suspended from a neck ribbon in the national colours, black, yellow and green encircled by a gold and green enamelled laurel wreath.
		It is recommended by the Select Committees of Parliament that each National Hero should have a suitable monument or tomb in the National Heroes Park and each of these monuments should have a suitable motif which reflects the leading characteristics of the Hero.
		The British Honours were replaced by a system of national honours and awards in 1968.
	www.mfaft.gov.jm /Symbols/national_honours.htm (447 words)

	Thai Flag and National Anthem
		On returning to Bangkok, he began designing a simpler and modern-looking flag for the kingdom, the reason being that the flags of most European power were composed of stripes of the national colours.
		National rehabilitation and consolidation having been achieved after the sack of Ayutthaya by the Burmese army in 1767, the country now enjoyed relative peace and prosperity.
		The music of the Thai national anthem was composed in 1932 by Professor Phra Jenduriyang and its lyrics were written in 1939 by Colonel Luang Saranuprabhandi.
	www.thailandlife.com /flag.html (1023 words)

	ITF Online Discussion Forum - The Saloon
		We were talking about association crests and patches on suits carrying national flag colours, basically she said they shouldn't, I said there was nothing wrong with it that people were proud of their nationalities and wanted to show that by wearing their colours, she said that MA's should rise above it.
		Good point, however the team colours are also national colours as for team Britain - red, white and blue.
		I have no qualms with wearing national colours at all.
	www.itf-online.com /discussion/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1804 (1466 words)

	Australian Coat of Arms
		Red, white and blue were featured in the first Coat of Arms of the Commonwealth in 1908 and are the colours of the Australian national flag.
		Three colour combinations traditionally claim to be Australia's national colours:
		Australia's first national coat of arms was granted in 1908 and displayed the kangaroo and emu supporting the shield, and standing on a grassy mound.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-flags/coat_of_arms.htm (576 words)

	The Ireland Webring
		Green and gold, the colours of the Green Flag, were regarded as the national colours throughout the nineteenth century and some of the home-made tricolours from the 1916-22 period were in fact green, white and gold.
		This confusion arose in the 1916-22 period when the tricolour (the current national flag and ensign), which had previously been quite a marginal and little-known flag, was supplanting the Green Flag (the current jack) as the principal national emblem.
		For some other nations the task is made slightly easier as the established reality of the nation has been long standing, as borders and sovereignty, once founded, have rarely been successfully challenged.
	www.albee.org /ireland (683 words)

	Kuwait
		The first article stipulated that Kuwait's national flag should consist of a horizontal rectangle which is twice as long as it is wide.
		This is divided into three equal horizontal stripes, the top one being green, the middle white and the bottom red, with the side next to the flag pole forming the base of a black trapezoid protruding into the stripes.
		This flag is not just for prisoners of war (none of which the Iraqis admit holding) but for all Kuwaitis missing from the 1990-91 war, many of whom are civilians apparently taken to Iraq during the occupation.
	flagspot.net /flags/kw.html (523 words)

	Canada
		Red and white are the national colours of Canada since 1921 (when they were proclaimed by King George V on the recommendation of the Canadian Government).
		The Canadian National Flag was adopted by the Canadian Parliament on October 22, 1964 and was proclaimed into law by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (the Queen of Canada) on February 15, 1965.
		Since the botanical maple leaf changes colour from green to red, the leaves in the base of the shield could have been made red even in 1921, just as the maple leaf in the paw of the lion on the crest, already was.
	flagspot.net /flags/ca.html (2598 words)

	Burkina Faso
		The new flag, adopted 4 August 1984, is in the pan-African colours, reflecting both a break with the country’s colonial past and its unity with other African ex-colonies.
		The escutcheon symbolizes the protection of the nation and the love of the country; shield against the hazards, rampart again all aggressions, he ensures the security of the state.
		It is suggested that the deputies and ministers organize the distribution of 50 national flags to each school of the country.
	flagspot.net /flags/bf.html (1987 words)

	Emblem
		The shield contains the national colours, of which black represents the people of Kenya; green the agriculture and natural resources; red the struggle for freedom and white stands for unity and peace.
		The supporters of the shield are two Kenyan Lions - symbol of protection, resting on a background silhouette of Mount Kenya containing in the foreground examples of Kenya agricultural produce - coffee, pyrethrum, sisal, tea, maize and pineapples.
		Red (gules), shade reference B.S 0-006, to be used in the middle panel of shield, spears, lions tongues and claws, and coffee berries.
	www.kenyarchives.go.ke /emblem.htm (265 words)

	Ireland: Laws for Use of Flags on Vessels
		(b) in the case of ships in respect of which a special flag is authorised by flag warrant under subsection (3) of this section, the proper national colours shall be the flag so authorised.
		The National YC, the Royal Cork, the Royal Irish YC [white], the Malahide YC [white], the Skerries Sailing Club, the Howth SC, the Lough Derg SC, and perhaps one or two others are known to me to have them.
		Question: a flag to be worn in lieu of the national flag
	www.fotw.net /FLAGS/ie~yens.html (1494 words)

	Australian National Colours: green and gold
		The 1984 proclamaton settled a long dispute as to whether the National Colours should be green or blue together with the gold.
		Green and gold are the colours commonly used by Australians when representing their county in international sporting events.
		For example, these colours are seen in the Australian Coat of Arms where the wreath which subtends the Commonwealth star is blue and gold (these are the known as the ‘livery colours’ of the Arms).
	www.worldwidewattle.com /infogallery/symbolic/nationalcolours.php (361 words)

	Latest News - Republic of Botswana
		When he learns that the national team is playing he ensures that he brings zebra carvings painted in both the Botswana Flag and the black and whites colours natural colours of the national symbol.
		"One guy brought two dogs and instructed us to paint their heads and tails with the national colours because the pets were party of the family and what brings happiness to family also affects them," he said.
		She survives by selling food during games but has since started including items bearing national colours.
	www.gov.bw /cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20050705&i=National_colours_selling_like_hot_cakes (548 words)

	Zimbabwe News :: Zim Observer News Network
		The fabric incorporates all colours of the national flag juxtaposed with animals representing various totems, national geographical sites, tourist attractions and other important historical aspects of the country.
		Speaking at the unveiling function the Minister of Education, Sports and Culture, Cde Aeneas Chigwedere, said the national dress was for identity purposes as enshrined in national unity.
		Cde Chigwedere noted that some people were failing to understand the concept of a national dress and were mistaking it for a national uniform.
	www.zimobserver.com /newsdetail.asp?article_id=1058 (198 words)

	USMC
		This was followed by an order dated 14 March 1922, retiring from use all national colours still in use with yellow fringe or wording on the flag.
		Orders were issued on 2 April 1921 which directed all national colours be manufactured without the yellow fringe and without the words "U.S. Marine Corps" embroidered on the red stripe.
		These colours, however, were not reflected in the official Marine Corps standard until 18 January 1939, when a new design incorporating the new colours was approved.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-flags/usmc-colours.htm (837 words)

	Montserrat National Dress
		While there are no restrictions on colour, designs should include colours which have come to be traditionally regarded as Montserrat?s national colours.
		There has been a steady demand for a definitive National Dress by Montserratians representing the island at regional and international gatherings, by Montserrat Associations overseas; by contestants in regional and international festivals and pageants; by representatives to regional and international trade and cultural fairs, as well as by schools and media personnel overseas.
		A variety of designs have been formulated in response to the several requests made over the years, and as a result, many variations of a "national dress" have been presented to the outside world.
	www.innanen.com /montserrat/national_dress/index.shtml (617 words)

	National Symbols
		Nigeria’s National Flag is divided vertically into three equal parts of green, white and green colours.
		The two white chargers support the shield and at its base is a wreath of coctus spectabilis - a flower cast in the national colours of while and green - that is found throughout Nigeria.
		Nigeria’s National Motto is "Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress".
	www.nigeriahcottawa.com /eduinfo/nat_symbols.htm (216 words)

	Tricolour Trial: Dare we wear?- The Times of India
		In fact, wearing one's national colours is seen as a matter of patriotism and pride.
		But back home when fashionista Malini Ramani decided to show off her national colours on a dress a few years ago, it was considered the ultimate sacrilege.
		The Act was amended in 2003 and now has an added explanation which reads: 'The disrespect to the Indian National Flag means and includes using the Indian National Flag as a portion of costume or uniform of any description or embroidering or printing it onto cushions, handkerchiefs, napkins or any dress material'.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/msid-1034211,prtpage-1.cms (798 words)

	Gibraltar shows its colours on National Day
		The National Day is a recent development in the nearly 300 years of British rule in Gibraltar.
		It was the most festive “no” ever seen in the colony as people blew whistles, danced, sang and vied with one another for the most innovative costume in which to proclaim their national identity.
		A sea of Gibraltarians dressed in the red and white of their flag booed Tony Blair yesterday during a demonstration against the Government’s willingness to share sovereignty over the colony with Spain.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/749747/posts (1371 words)

	Middle East Online
		Lebanese national colours have become the 'in' thing to wear, eat, drink since ‘uprising for independence’.
		Since the "uprising for independence" was launched a few weeks back, the Lebanese national colours have become the 'in' thing to wear, eat and drink.
		Today, phones ring to the tune of the national anthem, cars roam the streets with Lebanese flags fluttering from their windows and music shops sell compilations of patriotic songs that have accompanied street protests.
	www.middle-east-online.com /english?id=13236 (642 words)

	South African Political Parties
		A flag using the then national colours was finally adopted in 1939 comprising a blue gunpowder horn, fimbriated in white, in the centre of an orange field.
		Having its origins as a breakaway group from the National Party in 1969, the HNP as with the Conservative Party, wished to stay as close to the traditional NP colours of orange, white and blue.
		These were in fact the colours of the then national flag of South Africa.
	fotw.vexillum.com /flags/za}.html (4817 words)

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