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"Land of the Free" is the national anthem of Belize. The words were written by Samuel Alfred Haynes in 1929 based upon Haynes poem “Land of the Gods.” The musical arrangement for “Land of the Gods,” was composed with Selwyn Walford Young in 1930.
In 1929, he composed the words of a poem named "Land of the Gods". In 1930 with the assistance of Selvyn Young, “Land of the Gods,” was composed into a musical arrangement, first used in 10th of September celebrations before becoming Belize's national anthem, "Land of the Free". [1] [2]
In 1981 this song was adopted as Belize's national anthem, with the minor alteration of changing the words "Land of the Gods" to "Land of the Free". [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] This was done without consulting Young or Haynes, and without regard to international copyright status of the song.
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The Maya presence in Belize traces back to 2600 B.C. Almost forty sites of ancient Mayan ruins have been discovered in the Belizean area of the Yucatán Peninsula.Most of what is known about the music of ancient Maya in Belize has been discovered in the iconographies and artifacts discovered in these sites.
"God Save the King" (Afrikaans: God Red die Koning, God Red die Koningin when a Queen) was a co-national anthem of South Africa from 1938 until 1957, [118] when it was formally replaced by "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika" as the sole national anthem. [118] The latter served as a sort of de facto co-national anthem alongside the former until 1938. [118]
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Officials in California are working to remove a racist term towards Native American women in more than 30 locations in California, according to the state Natural Resources Agency.. The removal of ...