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Some of the books he wrote are: "Story of the American Flag" Profusely illustrated. "The Real Abraham Lincoln" "The Life of Alexander Hamilton" "The Real Robert Morris" (A Pennsylvania banker known as "the financier of the American Revolution.") "Story of the Great Seal of the United States." "History of American Emblems" "The History of American Heraldry" The Father of Flag Day Bernard J. Cigrand was first and foremost an American patriot. From the 1880s through the 1930s, he preached respect and honor for the nation and its flag. In 1885, however, Cigrand still a teenager and only at the beginning of his journey. He entered dental college later that year, mixing his professional studies with the promotion of the flag. In June 1886 he made his first public proposal for the annual observance of the birth of
Flag Day June 14th The History Of Flag Day The idea of an annual day specifically celebrating the Flag is belived to have first originated in 1885. The Father of Flag Day was Bernard J. CiGrand, who was a schoolteacher at Stony Hill. In June 1886 he made his first public proposal for the annual observance of the birth of the flag when he wrote an article titled "The Fourteenth of June" in the old Chicago Argus newspaper. Bernard J. CiGrand In the years that followed, Cigrand authored hundreds of other magazine and newspaper articles advocating recognition of the June 14th adoption of the Stars and Stripes. Everybody agreed
The International Pianists Festival PIANO was established in 1998 and is biannual. Lauri Väinmaa: "Festival brings to Estonia world class pianists, presents mature masters and upcoming stars from Estonia and abroad and introduces the art of piano playing in its manysidedness." Mikhail Pletnev, Cyprien Katsaris, Louis Lortie, Angela Hewitt, MarcAndre Hamelin, Piotr Anderszewski, PierreLaurent Aimard and Alexandre Tharaud among many others have performed in the festival during its short history. PIANO has become very popular and enjoys now the biggest audience among classical music festivals in Estonia. During the festival "Piano `08" master classes of Frederic Rzewski, Paul Lewis and Pascal Roge take place in collaboration with the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre The coorgnizers and supportes of the festival: Ministry of Culture, Cultural Endownment of Estonia, Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, Embassy of United States,
Some annual events: The Tartu Ski Marathon, Jazzkaar, Old Town Festival; Grandma-Granpa Days, Tallinn Rock Summer, Viru Säru, The Visual Anthropology; The International Organ Music Festival; The White Lady Festival National customs: The first all-Estonian Song Festival took place in Tartu ib 1869 and sice then the Song Festivals have become a national tradition, being held every 4-5 years; the Singing Revolution is a commonly used name for events between 1987 and 1990. Emblems: THE FLAG was originally the flag of the Estonian Students' Society, consecrated in Otepää in 1884, the flag was seen again in public in May 1988 in Tartu; on February 24th 1989 the flag was seen again on the tower of Pikk Hermann in Tallinn; THE ANTHEM was composed in 1848 by Friedrich Pacius and the estonian language words were written by Johann Voldemar Jannsen, it was officially adopted after War of Inependence in 1920; THE COAT OF ARMS:
ballads and folktales. For the last 6 years of his life he served as a tax collector. Burns died on the 21st of July, 1796. When he was only 37 years old. His poems touch the heart of every reader. Burns wrote about feelings of ordinary people. Burns used in his works the songs and stories he had heard in his little cottage home. Now Robert burns is considered the national poet of Scotland. And the 25th January- the date of his birth is always celebrated by Scotsmen as a national holiday. 10) FLAG DAY AND INDEPENDENCE DAY June 14 is Flag Day in the USA. On that day in 1777, the Americans adopted their own flag the Stars and Stripes as it is often called. No one really knows who sewed the first flag, but many Americans think it was made by Betsy Ross in her own home. The horizontal red and white stripes stand for the original thirteen American states that declaired that they would no longer be colonies of Great Britain. The stars in the
an advanced economy. Estonia's economy was one of the fastest growing economies in the world until 2006 with growth rates exceeding 10% annually. The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) grew 8% in 2007 alone. In the first quarter of 2008, however, GDP grew only 0.1%. Estonia is nearly energy independent, producing 90% of its electricity needs with locally mined oil shale. Oil shale energy along with electronics, banking and IT solutions are some of the key sectors of the economy. The flag of Estonia is a tricolour featuring three equal horizontal bands of blue, black and white in the downwards order. The Estonian flag first came to prominence in the 1880s as the flag of the Estonian Students' Society at the University of Tartu. The flag became associated with Estonian nationalism and was used as the national flag when the Declaration of Independence was issued in 1918. During occupations, the flag has been banned several times.
Remembrance Day is also known as Armistice Day. Remembrance Day is a remembrance day for the soldiers the died in World War I and II. Victoria Day- the Monday before May 24th. This holiday was celebrated since 1952. It is also known as Queen Victoria's birthday. Queen Victoria was Queen for so long that her birthday has become a holiday! Canadians also honor Queen Elizabeth II on this day, but her birthday isn't until April 12th. Symbols Canada's "official" flag is still technically the Union Jack, which is also the flag of Great Britain. Even though Canada is an independent country, the Jack still has official status because our government still operates under the British monarchy, and the flag is a symbol of the Crown. In the old days the Union Jack was a very common symbol of Canada, but these days you'll only occasionally see it flown at certain government buildings, such as court houses or city halls
..............................................................................3 1. BRITISH NATIONAL SYMBOLS..............................................................................................5 1.1 Great Britain and British story................................................................................................5 1.2 National Symbols and Nation Building..................................................................................5 1.3 The Use of Flags throughout History.....................................................................................6 1.4 The Early Modern Flags. United Kindom: Union Jack..........................................................8 1.5 National Flags as Political Instruments................................................................................12 2. RESEARCH...............................................................................................................................16 2.1 The questionnaire 1..
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