FIRST CONTEST!! 🛡️National Symbols🛡️ | Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

Hello friends,

I think you all are doing well. Today I am participating with a [ENG - ESP] FIRST CONTEST!! 🛡️National Symbols🛡️ / PRIMER CONCURSO: 🛡️Símbolos Nacionales🛡️ contest organized by @belenguerra. And this is the first time I've published an article in this community.

So today I am going to talk to you about the national symbols of my country is Sri Lanka, which is nicknamed the Pearl of the Indian Ocean.

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There are various objects, symbols, emblems, flags and songs to represent the national identity of any country. Among them, the national flag is a symbol that helps to identify any country. Because anyone who sees the national flag can tell what that country is. So the first thing I say is about the national flag of my country.

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National Flag

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The lion holding a sword occupies a prominent place in the national flag of our country. It and the yellow background show the fairness, discipline and courage of the Sinhala nation /the great nation of Sri Lanka and the Sinhalese people. The red background represents the pride of our country.

The green bar depicts Muslims and the orange bar depicts Tamils. The four Bopas represent the four Brahma commentaries, Metta, Karuna, Muditha and Upeksha.

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National Anthem

I will next talk about the national anthem of our country. This was written by Ananda Samarakoon. I present the national anthem of our country in our mother tongue.

ශ්‍රී ලංකා මාතා
අප ශ්‍රි.....ලංකා නමෝ නමෝ නමෝ නමෝ මාතා
සුන්දර සිරි බරිනී සුරැඳි අති සෝබමාන ලංකා
ධාන්‍ය ධනය නෙක මල් පලතුරු පිරි ජය භූමිය රම්‍යා
අප හට සැපසිරි සෙත සදනා ජීවනයේ මාතා
පිළිගනු මැන අප භක්තී පූජා
නමෝ නමෝ මාතා
අප ශ්‍රී.....ලංකා නමෝ නමෝ නමෝ නමෝ මාතා
ඔබ වේ අප විද්‍යා, ඔබ වේ අප සත්‍යා, ඔබ වේ අප ශක්තී, අප හද තුළ භක්තී, ඔබ අප ආලෝකේ... අපගේ අනුප්‍රාණේ, ඔබ අප ජීවන වේ
අප මුක්තිය ඔබ වේ
නව ජීවන දෙමිනේ නිතින අප පුබුදු කරන් මාතා
ඥාන වීර්ය වඩවමින රැගෙන යනු මැන ජය භූමි කරා
එක මවකගෙ දරු කැළ බැවිනා, යමු යමු වී නොපමා
ප්‍රේම වඩා සැම භේද දුරැර දා නමෝ නමෝ මාතා
අප ශ්‍රී......ලංකා නමෝ නමෝ නමෝ නමෝ මාතා

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National Emblem / Shield

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The coat of arms in our country was introduced by the 1972 Constitution and is still in use today. Before that there were other emblems. Here the lion symbolizes courage, the punkalasa the prosperity, here othe spikes symbolize fertility, the sun and moon heart the eternal life, the dharma chakra the righteousness and justice, and the lotus petals the purity and nobility.

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National Tree

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Na Tree
Scientific name :- Mesua Nagasurium

There are several reasons for introducing the Na tree as the national tree of Sri Lanka. What matters was that they were a very strong and long-lasting plant, and that its flowers had a beautiful scent, and that the four Buddhas at that time attained enlightenment in the shade of the Na trees.

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National Flower

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Blue Lilly

The national flower of our country is the blue lily. The blue lily symbolizes purity and truth. Also, from time immemorial, our ancestors have used blue lilies as an essential flower in national festivals and in alleviating certain ailments. Due to such reasons, the blue lily has been named as the national flower of Sri Lanka.

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National Animal

Giant Squirrel
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Dadulena is the national animal of our country. They have a long tail and short round ears. Body color is brown, black or gray. These animals are most active in the morning.

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National Bird

Ceylon Jungle Fowl
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The national bird of our country is the jungle fowl. This bird is endemic to Sri Lanka. He has some beautiful feathers in some beautiful colors. And this bird is a brave militant bird.

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National Spot

Volleyball
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Volleyball is the national sport of Sri Lanka. This is a game that can be played by both men and women.

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National Gem 💎

Sapphire
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Our country has been rich in gems since ancient times. Known as the world's most valuable resource, the sapphire has been named the National Gem of Sri Lanka for its durability, hardness and beauty.

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Finally I would like to invite @vishwara, @inudi, @hasini, @krishna94, @steemit-fairy, @yurimar, @beautiful12 and @syllem participate this contest.

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Thanks for reading

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References :-
www.sundayobserva.lk
www.wikipedia.org

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