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The national symbols of Mexico are the flag, the coat of arms and the anthem. The flag is a vertical tricolor of green, white, and red. The coat of arms features a golden eagle eating a snake on top of a cactus. == National flag == (詳細はnational flag was adopted on September 16, 1968, and was confirmed by law on February 24, 1984. The current version is an adaptation of the design approved by presidential decree in 1916 by Venustiano Carranza, where the eagle was changed from a front-facing to a side-facing position.〔Juán López de Escalera ''Diccionario Biográfico y de Historia de México'', Editorial del Magisterio, México, 1964.〕 The current flag is a vertical tricolor of green, white, and red with the national coat of arms charged in the center of the white stripe. While the meaning of the colors has changed over time, these three colors were adopted by Mexico following independence from Spain during the country's War of Independence. The colors of the flag originated from the banner of the Army of the Three Guarantees, which lasted from 1821 until 1823. Originally, the colors had the following meanings: * Green: ''Independencia'' (independence from Spain) * White: ''Religión'' (religion, the Roman Catholic faith) * Red: ''Unión'' (union between the Europeans and Americans) However, the meaning of the colors changed because of the secularization of the country, which was spearheaded by President Benito Juárez.〔(Benito Juárez's biography on the website of former President Ernesto Zedilo )〕 The new color meanings are as follows: *Green: Hope *White: Unity *Red: Blood of the national heroes ''The World Encyclopedia of Flags'', a book written by Alfred Znamierowski, also gives the following meaning to the colors of the flag:〔 *Green: Hope *White: Purity *Red: Religion Since Article 3 of the Flag Law does not give an official symbolism to the colors, other meanings may be given to them. Other groups have used the national colors as part of their own logos or symbols. For example, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) political party has adopted the national colors as part of their logo. Another political party, the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), also had the national colors as part of their logo, but changed them in the 1990s after a controversy surrounding impartiality issues, while the PRI did not.〔(Christian Science Monitor article on the PRI logo controversy )〕 Several states, such as Querétaro and Hidalgo have incorporated either elements of the national flag, or even the entire flag, into their coats of arms. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The national symbols of Mexico are the flag, the coat of arms and the anthem. The flag is a vertical tricolor of green, white, and red. The coat of arms features a golden eagle eating a snake on top of a cactus.== National flag ==(詳細はFlag of Mexicoを参照)The current national flag was adopted on September 16, 1968, and was confirmed by law on February 24, 1984. The current version is an adaptation of the design approved by presidential decree in 1916 by Venustiano Carranza, where the eagle was changed from a front-facing to a side-facing position.Juán López de Escalera ''Diccionario Biográfico y de Historia de México'', Editorial del Magisterio, México, 1964. The current flag is a vertical tricolor of green, white, and red with the national coat of arms charged in the center of the white stripe. While the meaning of the colors has changed over time, these three colors were adopted by Mexico following independence from Spain during the country's War of Independence. The colors of the flag originated from the banner of the Army of the Three Guarantees, which lasted from 1821 until 1823. Originally, the colors had the following meanings:* Green: ''Independencia'' (independence from Spain)* White: ''Religión'' (religion, the Roman Catholic faith)* Red: ''Unión'' (union between the Europeans and Americans)However, the meaning of the colors changed because of the secularization of the country, which was spearheaded by President Benito Juárez.(Benito Juárez's biography on the website of former President Ernesto Zedilo ) The new color meanings are as follows:*Green: Hope*White: Unity*Red: Blood of the national heroes''The World Encyclopedia of Flags'', a book written by Alfred Znamierowski, also gives the following meaning to the colors of the flag:*Green: Hope*White: Purity*Red: ReligionSince Article 3 of the Flag Law does not give an official symbolism to the colors, other meanings may be given to them. Other groups have used the national colors as part of their own logos or symbols. For example, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) political party has adopted the national colors as part of their logo. Another political party, the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), also had the national colors as part of their logo, but changed them in the 1990s after a controversy surrounding impartiality issues, while the PRI did not.(Christian Science Monitor article on the PRI logo controversy ) Several states, such as Querétaro and Hidalgo have incorporated either elements of the national flag, or even the entire flag, into their coats of arms.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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