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The salutation, "I salute the flag of the State of New Mexico and the Zia symbol of perfect friendship among united cultures", [1] is commonly recited in New Mexico public schools after the United States pledge of allegiance. [citation needed]
The Zia Sun Symbol is featured on the New Mexico flag. The Zia regard the Sun as sacred. Their solar symbol, a red circle with groups of rays pointing in four directions, is painted on ceremonial vases, drawn on the ground around campfires, and used to introduce newborns to the Sun. Four is the sacred number of the Zia and can be found repeated ...
This is a list of the officially designated symbols of the U.S. state of New Mexico. Most such designations are found in § 12.3 of the New Mexico Statutes. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The majority of the items in the list are officially recognized after a law is passed by the state legislature .
The central element on both flags is the Zia sun symbol, which represents the spiritual importance of the sun and the sacred number four in the culture of the Zia people. The rays of the Zia symbol represent the four cardinal directions, four seasons, four times of the day, and four stages of life. [1] The center of the Zia symbol bears the ...
N. New Mexico spadefoot toad; New Mexico state aircraft; New Mexico state amphibian; New Mexico state bird; New Mexico state fish; New Mexico state flag; New Mexico state fossil
The genus is named after the Zia sun symbol, a stylized sun with four groups of rays, having religious significance to the Zia people of New Mexico, and the iconic symbol on the state flag of New Mexico, and pelta (Latin), a small shield, in reference to the osteoderms found on all ankylosaurids.
Las Cruces, New Mexico: A 19-foot illuminated chrome chili pepper is dropped. [22] Santa Fe, New Mexico: Since 2015, the Zia solar symbol has been raised 60 feet into the air over Santa Fe Plaza. Sponsored by the City of Santa Fe, the Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe, and other local organizations and businesses, the raising of the Zia is accompanied ...
The New Mexico State Capitol was designed to resemble the Zia sun symbol when viewed from above, with four entrance wings that protrude from the main cylindrical volume. Architecturally, the Capitol is a blend of New Mexico Territorial Revival style and neoclassical influences. Above each entrance is a stone carving of the State Seal of New Mexico.