Flag Day 2026 explained: The origin and history of America's most recognizable symbol

https://www.fastcompany.com/91558657/flag-day-2026-explained-history-national-not-federal-holiday

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Flag Day 2026 explained: The origin and history of America's most recognizable symbol

Flag Day always falls on June 14, but it's not an official federal holiday. Here's what to know.

Fast Company

📰 A Dabber, the Fish of Aśoka, and the Visit of Indra (A ✨NEW✨, free, 30-page article)

Tags: #Symbols #EarlyBart
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/articles/triratna-triloka_falk-h

Triratna and Triloka: A Dabber, the Fish of Aśoka, and the Visit of Indra

The so-called triratna symbol was originally not a symbol at all, but a monogram that can be read as namo, “veneration”. The other three (fish, flag, and rotating star), have parallels in artistic expressions of many religious communities of ancient India.

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The story behind the symbols you’ll see as new governor general sworn in
Louise Arbour will be installed Monday as Canada's 31st governor general. Here are the symbols that will play a part in that ceremony.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/11894336/governor-general-installation-symbols/
The story behind the symbols you’ll see as new governor general sworn in
Louise Arbour will be installed Monday as Canada's 31st governor general. Here are the symbols that will play a part in that ceremony.
#Canada #GovernorGeneral
https://globalnews.ca/news/11894336/governor-general-installation-symbols/
The story behind the symbols you’ll see as new governor general sworn in
Louise Arbour will be installed Monday as Canada's 31st governor general. Here are the symbols that will play a part in that ceremony.
#Canada #GovernorGeneral
https://globalnews.ca/news/11894336/governor-general-installation-symbols/
Claude Paradin, ‘Devises heroïqves’, c. 1557
#art #symbols #symbolism #dragon #eagle
Often, symbols are the anchors grounding our lifes or standing for a certain meaning. Each symbol has its own origin and its own story. This year, two symbols got focused in my life besides the one of mighty Mjölnir.

„Mjollnir“, as the Norse say, is the hammer of the thunder god Thor in the local mythology, used both as a devastating weapon and as a divine instrument to provide blessings. The „life tree“, Yggdrasil (from Old Norse Yggdrasill), in Norse cosmology, is an immense and central sacred tree. Around it exists all else, including the Nine Worlds so the meaning of „Life Tree“ stands for the mere foundation of everything.

Not to get lost is surely one of the most-demanding tasks in life and, sometimes, even beloved ones need a compass for an unknown and unexpected voyage: The vegvísir (Icelandic for „sign post“ „or „wayfinder“) is an Icelandic magical stave intended to help the bearer find their way through rough weather and situations.

#norway #norge #gods #norse #symbols
Keep Out of Reach of Children, but only just so you can show them how powerful you are
#symbols of control
a/b • День красных ти-шорток в Орландо: ещё в 1990-х повелось, что в первую субботу июня квир-люди надевают красную одежду, — как правило ти-шортку, — и идут в местный «Диснейуорлд» (то есть единственный в мире «Диснейуорлд»). Мне кажется, что этот активистский ивент разросся во что-то большее... #holidays #gatherings #fests #DisneyWorld #red #symbols #queercommunity #queerculture #1990s