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TURKEY-COCK a symbol of hospitality
The Turkey was tamed by the American Indian cultures in Mexico and taken from Mexico to Europe by Spanish conquistadors early in the 16th century.
By 1524, the Turkey is known to have reached England and, by 1558, it was becoming popular at banquets in England and throughout Europe.
It is a symbol of festivity, hospitality and resourcefulness. If only the feathers are borne, it is a symbol of pride and of distinction.
THE SCIMITAR an ancient symbol A Curved Turkish sword. The Scimitar was Mohameds ensign and then it was changed to a crescent which has been the symbol of Islam ever since.
When borne in heraldry, it usually represents an expedition and possibly a battle or conquest of an enemy whose principal weapon was a scimitar; emblem of battle and conquest. ___________________ |
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From the Latin, salmo, to leap; the leaping fish. The sacred Salmon represents the ancient sanctity of water, its power to destroy and create. At another level it may stand for the troubled human soul, in its perpetual struggle to reconcile itself to itself; a symbol of perseverance.
Legend states that the magic Salmon gained the power of wisdom by consuming the hazelnuts that dropped into sacred springs. Betoken on one of wisdom, knowledge and constancy. |
More Fighting Irish starting March we will be adding some new Irish coats of arms for those who have the Fighting Irish Collection
------------------------------------ THE TURNIP symbol of remembrance
The ancient Celts made candle lanterns out of hollowed out turnips, in
the days when few |
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Xi Wangmu "Queen Mother of the West" is a Chinese goddess known from the ancient times. The first historical information on her can be traced back to oracle bone inscriptions of the fifteenth century BCE that record sacrifices to a "Western Mother". (Cahill, 1993) Even though these inscriptions illustrate that she predates organized Taoism, she is most often associated with Taoism. From her name alone some of her most important characteristics are revealed: she is royal, female, and is associated with the West.(Benard, 2000) The growing popularity of the Queen Mother of the West, as well as the beliefs that she was the dispenser of prosperity, longevity, and eternal bliss took place during the second century BCE when the northern and western parts of China were able to be better known because of the opening of the Silk Routes. |
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households did not have enough glass-sided metal lamps to provide one
for each of the family members to carry. Older children and young adults
carried these lanterns (fastened to wooden staves) out into the night to
light the path from the local graveyards to the dwellings, so that the
departed souls did not lose their way in the darkness; symbol of
remembrance.
