The Olympic rings: black, blue, red, green, yellow circled together. The iconic image.
In 1913 Pierre de Coubertin created the interlocking rings to unify the five continents of the world.
The flag of the United States of America consists of 13 red, horizontal stripes, all of which are equal in width. In the upper left hand of the flag is a blue rectangle, which consists of 50 small, white, stars (five pointed stars). These stars are arranged in nine horizontal rows, which alternate between 5 stars and 6 stars per row. The rows are offset, as clearly visible when looking at the flag. The 50 stars represent the 50 states in the US. The flag only consisted of 48 stars until Alaska and Hawaii were added as states. The 13 red and white stripes represent the original Thirteen Colonies, which is known as Old Glory. The colors of the American flag have been used as a base for many other countries flags which include Chile, Malaysia, and Puerto Rico.
Ethiopian Flag Meaning:
The colored stripes on the Ethiopian flag are significant - the red stripe stands for power, faith and blood; the yellow symbolizes the church, peace, natural wealth and love; and the green represents the land and hope. The colors were also interpreted to have a connection to the Holy Trinity, and the three main provinces of Ethiopia. The star represents unity of the people and the races that make up Ethiopia. The five rays on the outside of the star represent prosperity and the blue disk represents peace.
Ethiopian Flag History:
The Ethiopian flag was adopted on February 6, 1996, making it one of the world's newest flags. The Ethiopian colors date from the 1890s, when forces loyal to the emperor are believed to have flown pennants of green, yellow and red as they fought against Italian forces. The first Ethiopian flag using these same colors was adopted in 1897.
Interesting Estonian Flag Facts:
Ethiopia is credited with establishing the green, yellow and red colors that have come to symbolize African independence and unity. Ethiopia is the oldest independent African state. The colors became known as Pan African colors. Sometimes black is added to these colors to represent the African people.
Chinese Flag Meaning:
There a conflicting opinions over the meaning of the Chinese flag. One side states that the red color in China's flag symbolizes the revolution and the fact that the political power of China was achieved through the bloodshed of revolutionary martyrs who fought heroic struggles for the revolution. The big star is said to represent the Communist Party of China; while the four smaller stars are said to represent all of the ethnic groups that make up China. Much can be read into the fact that one point of the flag's big star points up the flag; while each of the smaller stars has a point aiming towards the centre of the big star. This is believed to signify that the Communist Party is the force at the core of the leadership of all Chinese people. The stars are yellow as an indication that the cause of socialism has a bright future in China.
Chinese Flag History:
The Chinese flag was adopted on October 1, 1949 after the Chinese Civil War. It was designed by Zeng Liansong, an economist and talented artist. His work was one of more than 3,000 plus entries received for a Chinese flag design competition. The design underwent a few changes and was finally approved by the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on September 27, 1949. Originally the flag was to feature either a hammer and sickle in the largest star, or several horizontal lines below the stars.
Interesting Chinese Flag Facts:
In 1999, to celebrate communist China's 50th anniversary, neighborhood committees, the communist government's local enforcers, ordered residents to display Chinese flags. Any household with a Chinese flag that was too old or shabby had to pay three dollars for a new one.
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The situation in Haiti is horrific. People are scared, hungry, traumatized, and many people are injured. Can you imagine being an orphan in Haiti? Being alone in the mist of this crisis? What if you were newly orphaned, as so many children certainly will be? The needs in Haiti are overwhelming and the crisis is dire but, as always, Adoption ARK clients and parents have stepped up to offer support.
Adoption ARK has partnered with the Child of the Promise Care Center in Haiti to get help to orphans. There are several ways to participate:
Provide Supplies
As you can imagine, in the aftermath of this crisis, supplies are hard to purchase in Haiti. Adoption ARK has set-up a page on our bookstore where you can purchase supplies, in bulk, and have them mailed directly to Child of the Promise. Our bookstore is hosted through Amazon so it is secure and reliable. All you need to do is enter the shipping address for Child of the Promise and enter your credit card information. It couldn’t be easier!
1.Simply go to the Adoption ARK-Amazon Bookstore at http://astore.amazon.com/specialneedsa-20?_encoding=UTF8&node=17,
2.Add the items you wish to donate to the shopping cart.
3.At checkout, change the “Ship To” address to:
Agape Flights CAP11952 attn: AAHR, Bud and Jan Bonnema
100 Airport Avenue East
Venice, FL 34285
4.Continue checkout by entering your payment method.
Everything donated will be shipped to Haiti through Agape Flights.
Provide Monetary Support
Monetary donations are desperately needed to help cover shipping cost and to obtain supplies that are in need within Haiti. You can donate through Adoption ARK at pag195.aspx
or you can mail your donation to:
Children of the Promise
Attn. Sue DeGroot
PO Box 97
Prinsburg, MN 56281
Please help. The orphaned children of Haiti are in need of this help and are waiting.
Sincerely,
The Team at Adoption ARK
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