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The coat of arms of Liberia has no heraldic blazon. According to David Kazanjian's article The Speculative Freedom of Colonial Liberia, the national device of Liberia was adopted at the 1847 constitutional convention. The article quotes the following description as the design guidelines: [4] Seal: A dove on the wind with an open scroll in its ...
The national emblem of Qatar (Arabic: شعار قطر) is one of the official symbols of the state of Qatar.The emblem was initially adopted six years after the termination of the British protectorate, [1] with the gained independence as a country under Sheikh Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, [2] and was designed under the reign the Emir of Qatar Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani in 1976.
Adonidia merrillii, the Manila palm, is a palm tree species native to the Philippines (Palawan and Danjugan Island). [1] This palm was cultivated for centuries in East Asia before becoming a staple in the West. It is reportedly naturalized in the West Indies and Florida. [3]
The palm was a symbol of Phoenicia and appeared on Punic coins. In ancient Greek, the word for palm, phoinix, was thought to be related to the ethnonym. In Archaic Greece, the palm tree was a sacred sign of Apollo, who had been born under a palm on the island of Delos. [8] The palm thus became an icon of the Delian League.
In Judaism, the palm represents peace and plenty, and is one of the Four Species of Sukkot; the palm may also symbolize the Tree of Life in Kabbalah. The canopies of the Rathayatra carts which carry the deities of Krishna and his family members in the cart festival of Jagganath Puri in India are marked with the emblem of a palm tree.
Today's Wordle Answer for #1260 on Saturday, November 30, 2024. Today's Wordle answer on Saturday, November 30, 2024, is DOGMA. How'd you do? Next: Catch up on other Wordle answers from this week.
Nīkau grove, Paraparaumu. The nīkau palm is the only palm species endemic to mainland New Zealand. Its natural range is coastal and lowland forest on the North Island, and on the South Island as far south as Ōkārito (43°20′S) in the west and Banks Peninsula (43°5′S) in the east.
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