Flag of Mexico - Dia de la Bandera

The Flag of Mexico is rich with historic symbolism. The tricolors of green- white and red with the coat-of-arms centered in the white middle stripe were adopted by Mexico following their independenc Contd...

The Flag of Mexico is rich with historic symbolism. The tricolors of green- white and red with the coat-of-arms centered in the white middle stripe were adopted by Mexico following their independence from Spain during the War of Independence in 1821.

There have been changes to the flag during history but the coat of arms has always featured a majestic eagle holding a serpent on top of a cactus. The current coat of arms was designed in 1968 by Helguera. Legend says that the Aztecs- then a nomadic tribe wandering throughout Mexico- were waiting for a sign from the gods telling them were to build their capital city. Their god- Huitzilopochtli told them to search until they found a place where they saw an eagle- devouring a serpent while perched on a prickly pear tree- growing out of a rock submerged in a lake. After wandering for two hundred years- they saw this mythical eagle on a small island in Lake Texcoco and built their capital- Tenochtitlan- where the main plaza in Mexico City is now located.
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When the flag of Mexico is paraded in front of a crowd- bystanders raise their right arm- place their hand on their chest parallel to the heart. The hand is flat with the palm facing the ground. This salute is known as the El Saludo Civil de la Bandera Nacional. On February 24 each year a national celebration- Dia de la Bandera- Flag Day is held. This commemorates this day in 1821- when all the factions fighting in the Mexican War of Independence joined together to form the Army of Three Guarantees.
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