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  2. Regional tartans of Canada - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] The four colours reflect the colours of the maple leaf as it changes through the seasons—green in the spring, gold in the early autumn, red at the first frost, and brown after falling. [3] The Maple Leaf tartan is used by the Royal Canadian Regiment Pipes and Drums, and has been worn by the second, third and fourth Battalions.

  3. Maple leaf - Wikipedia

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    The maple leaf slowly caught on as a national symbol. In 1868, it was included in the coat of arms of Ontario and the coat of arms of Quebec, and was added to the Canadian coat of arms in 1921. Historically, the golden maple leaf had represented Ontario, while the green maple leaf had represented Quebec. [4] In 1867, Alexander Muir composed the ...

  4. Portal:Canada/Symbols - Wikipedia

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    The maple leaf has also been seen on the penny before circulation of that coin was stopped in 2013. Canada's official tartan, known as the "Maple leaf tartan", consists of four colours reflecting those of the maple leaf as it changes through the seasons—green in the spring, gold in the early autumn, red at the first frost, and brown after ...

  5. List of tartans - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Stuart (or Royal Stewart) tartan, first published in 1831, is the best-known tartan of the royal House of Stuart/Stewart, and is one of the most recognizable tartans. Today, it is worn by the regimental pipers of the Black Watch , Scots Guards , and Royal Scots Dragoon Guards , among other official and organisational uses.

  6. Tartan Day - Wikipedia

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    In 2015, Minister of Canadian Heritage Shelly Glover issued a statement in support of National Tartan Day and the Maple Leaf tartan, and tied the event to celebration that year of the 200th anniversary of the birth of the first prime minister of Canada, Sir John A. Macdonald (born in Scotland), and the 50th anniversary of the current flag of ...

  7. Tartan - Wikipedia

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    The English and Scots word tartan is possibly derived from French tiretaine meaning 'linsey-woolsey cloth'. [2] [3] [4] Other hypotheses are that it derives from Scottish Gaelic tarsainn or tarsuinn, meaning 'across' or 'crossing over'; [3] [4] or from French tartarin or tartaryn (occurring in 1454 spelled tartyn) [5] meaning 'Tartar cloth'. [2]

  8. Maple leaf (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Maple Leaf 48, a Canadian sailboat design; Maple Leaf 54, a Canadian sailboat design; Maple Leaf, a 92-foot sailing vessel built in 1904, operating as a small cruise ship touring the west coast of North America; Maple Leaf, a historic shipwreck in Jacksonville, Florida, US

  9. Category:Tartans - Wikipedia

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