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The flag of Acadiana (drapeau de l'Acadiane) represents the Acadian ethnic region of southern Louisiana. It consists of two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red (bottom) bearing three white fleurs de lis and a gold castle, respectively, and a white isosceles triangle at the hoist, within which is a gold five-pointed star. It was ...
A description of this flag follows: To symbolize the French heritage and origin of the Acadians there are three silver fleur-des-lis on a blue background. To symbolize Spain, who governed Louisiana for 40 years and was in possession of the Louisiana territory when the Acadians arrived, the old arms of the Castille, a gold tower on a red field.
Flag of Acadia Flag of Acadia specifications. The flag of Acadia is a symbolic flag representing the Acadian community of Canada.It was adopted on 15 August 1884, at the Second Acadian National Convention held in Miscouche, Prince Edward Island, by nearly 5,000 Acadian delegates from across the Maritimes.
The flag of Acadia.It is from openclipart.org, by Jean-Francois Arseneau.Modified by Krun, Own work based on: Flag of France.svg.. You know, I think the flag as actually used by Acadians does not normally use as dark a shade of blue as the French flag...
Modern flag of Acadia, adopted 1884. The Acadians (French: Acadiens) are the descendants of 17th and 18th century French settlers in parts of Acadia (French: Acadie) in the northeastern region of North America comprising what is now the Canadian Maritime Provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, the Gaspé peninsula in eastern Québec, and the Kennebec River in southern ...
PARKER, Colo. (KDVR) - A prom picture is stirring up controversy in Parker. Chaparral High School hosted prom in Denver on Saturday, but it's a picture of students posing with guns and the ...
The anthem was first sung by Marcel-François Richard during the inaugural raising of the Acadian flag. It was subsequently proposed by Pierre-Amand Landry as a national symbol and was adopted unanimously by the delegates. It supplanted the disparate patriotic melodies that were in vogue at the time, including La Marseillaise. This anthem has ...
Six Flags opened in 1961 in Arlington. These photos from the Star-Telegram show long-gone rides, historic moments and fun memories from the 1960s into into 2010s. ... These photos from the Star ...