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  2. National symbols of Saint Lucia - Wikipedia

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    The shield is supported by two Saint Lucian parrots. Beneath the shield is the national motto, where as above the shield there is al torch and on ornament. The symbolism of the elements are: [2] Tudor rose - England; Fleur de lis - st.lucia; Stool - Africa; Torch - Beacon to light the path; Saint Lucia parrot - Amazona versicolor, the national bird

  3. La Magwit - Wikipedia

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    La Magwit (Antillean Creole for "The Marguerite") is one of the two historic cultural associations (societés) of Saint Lucia, and also the name of the society's yearly festival held every October 17. The "marguerite" referred to by the name is not a daisy but a small magenta coloured globe flower, rather like a clover.

  4. Societies of Saint Lucia - Wikipedia

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    The societies (societés) of Saint Lucia are two historic associations on the Antillean island country of Saint Lucia, La Woz ("The Rose") and La Magwit ("The Marguerite"). "). Ostensibly based around singing the virtues of the rose and globosa flowers, the societies are intense rivals, and their membership includes most of the population of the

  5. Category:National symbols of Saint Lucia - Wikipedia

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    Orders, decorations, and medals of Saint Lucia (1 C) Pages in category "National symbols of Saint Lucia" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.

  6. List of national flowers - Wikipedia

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    Nymphaea nouchali is the national flower of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The national flower of Sri Lanka is Nil mānel (නිල් මානෙල්), the blue-star water-lily (Nymphaea stellata). [33] [34] Although nil means "blue" in Sinhala, the Sinhalese name of this plant is often rendered as "water-lily" in English.

  7. Crescentia cujete - Wikipedia

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    Crescentia cujete, dry fruit and seeds – MHNT Flower Pollen grains, magnified. Crescentia cujete, commonly known as the calabash tree, is a species of flowering plant native to the Americas, that is grown in Africa, South-East Asia, Central America, South America, the West Indies and extreme southern Florida. [2] It is the national tree of St ...

  8. Culture of Saint Lucia - Wikipedia

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    St Lucian cuisine is similar to many other Commonwealth Caribbean nations such as Dominica, Jamaica, neighboring St Vincent and Trinidad. Typical essential foodstuffs are potatoes, onions, celery, thyme, coconut milk, the very hot scotch bonnet peppers, flour and cornmeal. All mainstream meat and poultry are eaten in St Lucia.

  9. List of plants with symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Language of flowers – cryptological communication through the use or arrangement of flowers; Hanakotoba, also known as 花言葉 – Japanese form of the language of flowers; List of national flowersflowers that represent specific geographic areas