A nation with a 2500 years well chronicled history,Anuradhapura,Polonnaruwa and Sigiriya provide ample evidence of a proud past and the marvelous of ancient Engineering.
Splendour of Sri Lanka
A Land Like No other
Friday, December 23, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
A Tourist's Paradise
National Flag of Sri Lanka
The National Flag of Sri Lanka has been designed with great care and purpose. It not only represents the country and her heritage, but is a rallying device that integrates the minority races with the majority race.
- The lion in the flag represents the Sinhala race.
- The sword of the lion represents the sovereignty of the country.
- The noble eight fold path of Buddhism is signified by the lion tail.
- Curly hair on the lion's head indicates religious observance,wisdom and meditation.
- The beard denotes purity of words.
- The handle of the sword highlights the elements of water,fire,air and earth.
- The nose indicates intelligence.
- The two front paws purport to purity in handling wealth.
- The verticle stripe of orange represent the minority Tamil race and green verticle stripe the minority Muslim race.
- The four virtues of kindness:KINDNESS,FRIENDLINESS,HAPPINESS,EQUANIMITY are also represented in the flag.
- The border round the flag,which is yellow in color,represents other minor races.
- The bo-leaves at the four corners of the flag represent Buddhism and it's influence on the nation,they also stand for the four virtues,kindness,friendliness,happiness,equanimity.
- The maroon colored portion of the flag manifests the other minor religion.
The National flag was hoisted for the first time on march 3,1950
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)