The Mexican Flag/La Bandera de Mexico!
This morning over coffee I was asked what the colors and symbol of the Mexican flag meant...I have to admit, I couldn't even come close with an answer. So I did a little research and since I love learning new things, was quite happy that I did! Here is what I found...
The modern day Mexican flag was created in 1821. The three colors of the Mexican flag, green, white, and red have a fairly recent representation. Green representing hope and victory, white representing purity, and red represents the blood shed by heros for their country.
The Mexican Coat of Arms, the crest in the middle of the flag, comes from ancient history. In the 14th century a group Aztec warriors were searching out areas for a site to build their capital city, Tenochtitlan. The leader was told in a dream by Huitzilopochtli, the god of war, that they were to settle in an area where they would find an eagle on a nopal cactus holding a writhing snake in its talons. The warriors saw this in a very inhospitable place - a swampy area in the middle of three lakes. The Aztecs went on to build their incredible capital city on this site and which is today called Mexico City, the capital of Mexico!