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  2. Regional tartans of Canada - Wikipedia

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    The maple leaf tartan was designed in 1964 by David Weiser to commemorate the new Canadian flag. [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]

  3. 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 ...

  4. Maple leaf - Wikipedia

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    Earlier official uses of a maple leaf design often used more than 30 points and a short stem. The one chosen is a generic maple leaf representing the ten species of maple tree native to Canada – at least one of these species grows natively in every province. [10] The maple leaf is used on the Canadian flag and by the Federal Government as a ...

  5. Category:Tartans - Wikipedia

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  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. Vietnamese exonyms - Wikipedia

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    Vienna (Viên in Vietnamese) is the only city whose name in Vietnamese is borrowed from French [citation needed]. Hong Kong and Macau names are borrowed from English by direct transliteration into Hồng Kông and Ma Cao instead of Hương Cảng and Áo Môn in Sino-Vietnamese pronunciation.

  8. Maple Leaf Forever Guitars - Wikipedia

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    Following Canada's confederation, a large maple tree on his street inspired Muir to write "The Maple Leaf Forever". The song was used as Canada's unofficial national anthem. [1] In July 2013, a thunder storm destroyed the tree that inspired Muir's song. [1]

  9. Talk:Maple leaf - Wikipedia

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    Putting a Maple Leaf in the logo signifies that it is a Canadian product to Canadians. It's to show Canadian pride and that the chain are as Canadian run as possible. This is like Americans putting "Made in America" right below the product name in big bold letters.