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State Symbols
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Official state symbols represent the cultural heritage
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New Mexico State Symbol
Zia
Adopted in 1925.
In 1923, the D.A.R. conducted a design competition to produce a flag that was representative of New Mexico's unique character. The distinguished Santa Fe physician and archaeologist, Dr. Harry Mera won the competition. His wife, Reba constructed the winning design with a symbolic red Zia on a field of gold. In March of 1925, Governor Arthur T. Hannett signed the legislation which proclaimed the Mera design as the official state flag.
The Zia Symbol for the sun. The 16 rays represent important ideas found in our natural world. The earth, with its four directions (north, east, south and west) and four seasons (winter, spring, summer and fall); the four parts of day (morning/dawn, noon/daylight, afternoon/dusk, and night/dark); the four divisions of life (infancy, youth, adulthood, and old age); and all of these elements are bound together by a circle representing life and love, with no beginning and without end.
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State Symbols
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State symbols represent things that are special to a
particular state.
symbol \ˈsim-bəl\
noun
Etymology:
in sense 1, from Late Latin symbolum, from Late Greek symbolon, from Greek, token, sign; in
other senses from Latin symbolum token, sign, symbol, from Greek symbolon, literally, token
of identity verified by comparing its other half, from symballein to throw together,
compare, from syn- + ballein to throw — more at devil
Date: 15th century
1: Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or
convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.
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