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The flag of the state of New Mexico, also referred to as the New Mexican flag, is a State flag, consisting of a sacred red sun symbol of the Zia tribe on a field of gold (yellow).
29 lip 2023 · The flag of New Mexico features a red sun symbol called the Zia, which is a sacred symbol to the Zia Pueblo tribe. It represents the four cardinal directions, the four seasons, the four stages of life, and the four sacred obligations of the Zia people.
3 wrz 2024 · With a red Zia sun sign against a bright yellow background, New Mexico’s state flag stands out among the rest. Here’s the fascinating meaning behind the sacred Zia symbol.
flag of New Mexico. U.S. state flag consisting of a yellow field (background) with a Zia Indian sun in red as its central symbol. The original state flag of New Mexico, designed by the historian Ralph E. Twitchell and adopted in 1915, was typical of American vexillography (flag design).
21 lip 2023 · The Zia symbol is a sacred symbol that represents the culture and heritage of the Zia Pueblo tribe of New Mexico. It is a circular symbol with four rays pointing in the four cardinal directions, and at the center is a smaller circle or sun.
3 mar 2019 · A 2012 memorial in the House of Representatives acknowledges the zia sun as a sacred Zia Pueblo emblem, and a 2014 Senate memorial says New Mexico’s state flag represents Zia culture.
The Zia Sun Symbol is a sacred emblem of the Zia Pueblo people, one of the 19 Native American Pueblos of New Mexico, USA. The symbol is a simple but powerful representation of the Zia worldview and its four sacred obligations.
