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Released:
Monday, July 28, 2014
Origin:
Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Recently Spotted:
In the hands of Snowprncess.

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Twilicht 2 goes to Canada

 

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Canada

Nederlands:

Deze behoort in een vlaggenserie van Twilicht 2

De Canadese vlag bestaat uit drie verticale strepen. De rechter en linker streep rood en van gelijke grootte. Het centrum streep is wit en in het midden van het is een rode 11-puntige esdoornblad embleem. Het centrum streep beslaat de helft van de breedte van de vlag; terwijl de rode strepen bedekken een kwart stuk.

betekenis:
In 1921, werden de officiële kleuren van de Canadese vlag is uitgeroepen door Koning George. De kleur rood is afkomstig van de Saint George's Cross en de kleur wit van het Franse koninklijk embleem.

geschiedenis:
De Canadese vlag werd op 22 oktober 1964 goedgekeurd. Tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog, premier Lester Pearson gemerkt dat de meeste Canadese bataljons onder een esdoornblad in hun insigne. Daarom Pearson zwoer hij campagne om het esdoornblad op de Canadese vlag gezet. Vijftig jaar later, Pearson was betrokken bij een 33-daagse debat wat resulteerde in het esdoornblad op de Canadese vlag wordt geplaatst. Hoewel Canada sinds 1 juli 1867 onafhankelijk van Groot-Brittannië was geweest, alle eerdere incarnaties van vlaggen van Canada had onder meer de Britse Union Jack.

Interessante feiten:
De Canadese vlag is ook bekend als de Maple Leaf vlag en werd geïnspireerd door de vlag van de Koninklijke Militaire Universiteit van Canada.

De Franse bijnaam voor de Canadese vlag is 'L'Unifolie', wat betekent dat de een-doorbladerde.
De 11 punten op het embleem van het esdoornblad geen betekenis. Veel mensen geloven dat ze voor staan ​​Canadese provincies, plus de federale regering, maar het embleem is gewoon een replica van een echte maple leaf.
 

Englisch

This is one in a series of flags Twilicht 2

The Canadian flag consists of three vertical stripes. The right and left stripe are red and of equal size. The center stripe is white and in the middle of it is a red 11-pointed maple leaf emblem. The center stripe covers half of the width of the flag; while the red stripes cover one quarter each.
 

Meaning:
In 1921, the Canadian flag's official colors were proclaimed by King George. The color red was taken from the Saint George's Cross and the color white from the French royal emblem.

History:
The Canadian flag was adopted on October 22, 1964. During World War I, Prime Minister Lester Pearson noticed that most Canadian battalions included a maple leaf in their insignia. Therefore, Pearson vowed he would campaign to put the maple leaf on the Canadian flag. Fifty years later, Pearson was involved in a 33-day debate which resulted in the maple leaf being placed on the Canadian flag. Even though Canada had been independent of Britain since July 1, 1867, all previous incarnations of Canada's flags had included the British Union Jack.

Interesting Facts:
The Canadian flag is also known as the Maple Leaf flag and was inspired by the flag of The Royal Military College of Canada.

The French nickname for the Canadian flag is 'L'Unifolié', which means the one-leafed.
The 11 points on the maple leaf emblem have no significance. Many people believe they stand for Canada's provinces, plus the federal government, but the emblem is just a recreation of an actual maple leaf.

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Retrieve It from a Cache 4/12/2019 Snowprncess retrieved it from Faithful Feathered Friends Ohio   Visit Log

Great cache can’t wait to take it on an adventure

Dropped Off 4/10/2019 SM325 placed it in Faithful Feathered Friends Ohio - 37.37 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 4/2/2019 SM325 retrieved it from Snakey Road Ohio   Visit Log

Will move along shortly

Discovered It 4/2/2019 br549* discovered it Ohio   Visit Log

Thanks

Dropped Off 3/20/2019 tomturtle placed it in Snakey Road Ohio - 33.06 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 2/18/2019 tomturtle retrieved it from Flowers Finally Found Logan's Keebler Elf Ohio   Visit Log

Found it! I will move it along.

Dropped Off 2/17/2019 Mellowyellow2 placed it in Flowers Finally Found Logan's Keebler Elf Ohio - 680.56 miles  Visit Log

Dropped in a new cache in Ohio. Happy travels

Discovered It 2/16/2019 CanAmGuy discovered it   Visit Log

Discovered this TB that Mellow Yellow2 had today. Thanks for sharing! Happy trails!

Retrieve It from a Cache 2/9/2019 Mellowyellow2 retrieved it from Mo' Fun, Mo' Falls North Carolina   Visit Log

Retrieved this TB in North Carolina. Glad to finally get it out of this cache and on to the next!

Dropped Off 6/3/2018 Cache House placed it in Mo' Fun, Mo' Falls North Carolina - 423.19 miles  Visit Log
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