"hardi""), raising its claws, instead of the ""crowing rooster"" that is traditionally depicted in France. This symbol, also known as the Walloon rooster, was officially adopted as the symbol of Wallonia (in 1998) and the French Community of Belgium (in 1991). In France and Wallonia, the French onomatopoeia for the rooster crowing sound, ""cocorico"" (""cock-a-doodle-doo""), is sometimes used to express national pride. Gallic rooster The Gallic rooster (, ""the Gallic cock"") is an unofficial national symbol of France as a nation, as opposed to Marianne representing France as a State, and its values: the Republic. The rooster is also the"
"It finds its origin in a play on word on gallus (Latin for rooster) and Gallus (Gallic). Despite its frequent use as a symbol for France, in particular by sports federations, the rooster has never been an official emblem. “Cocorico !” (French for “cock-a-doodle-doo”) is often used as an affirmation of French patriotism. National symbols of France National symbols of France are emblems of the French nation, and are the cornerstone of the republican tradition. The national emblems of the French Fifth Republic are: Other symbols include: The Flag of France is a tricolour, and consists in three vertical stripes"
"National symbols of France National symbols of France are emblems of the French nation, and are the cornerstone of the republican tradition. The national emblems of the French Fifth Republic are: Other symbols include: The Flag of France is a tricolour, and consists in three vertical stripes of equal width, coloured in royal blue, white, and red. It is the only official French emblem, according to article 2 of the current Constitution of France, adopted in 1958. The national anthem ""La Marseillaise"" was composed by Rouget de Lisle in 1792. Marianne embodies the Republic. A personification of liberty and reason,"
"early inhabitants of France, the Gauls. The Gallic rooster, colloquially named ""Chanteclair"", had been a national emblem ever since, especially during the Third Republic. The rooster was featured on the reverse of French 20-franc gold pieces from 1899 to 1914. After World War I it was depicted on countless war memorials. Today, it is often used as a national mascot, particularly in sporting events such as football (soccer) and rugby. The 1998 FIFA World Cup, hosted by France, adopted a rooster named Footix as mascot. The France national rugby league team are known as the ""Chanteclairs"" referring to the cockerel's"
"Marianne des Français series Marianne des Français (Marianne of the French) is a definitive stamp series issued in France since 10 January 2005. It was designed by Thierry Lamouche and engraved by Claude Jumelet. The stamp represents Marianne, allegory of the French Republic, wearing as usual a tricolor cockade, and the Phrygian cap. She is depicted as emerging from a plant (see the two leaves on the bottom), smelling the air. Two birds flies in the sky. Doing this picture, Lamouche respected the terms of the national competition : Marianne and the environment. Lamouche's original project was coloured on a"
"Vol (heraldry) A vol (French for ""flight"") is a once-obscure heraldic symbol consisting of a pair of outstretched, usually plumed bird's wings, which are connected together at their shoulders without having any bird's body in the middle. The French Armée de l'Air, one of the world's first air forces, adopted a vol for its cap badge, rather than the eagle used by many other air forces. In France, the eagle is associated with the Napoleonic empire. Many European countries have an eagle as the main charge of the heraldic shields of their respective monarchies: Germany, Austria-Hungary, and pre-revolutionary Russia all"
"the official national anthem, ""O Canada"", by Calixa Lavallée suggests that the official anthem enjoys considerable support. The beaver is sometimes seen as another Canadian symbol, but is not necessarily specific to English Canadians. It too was used originally in connection with the ""Société St. Jean Baptiste"" before coming into currency as a more general Canadian symbol. In the 1973 political satire by Stanley Burke, ""Frog Fables & Beaver Tales"", a spoof on Canadian politics of the Pierre Trudeau era, English Canadians are depicted in the main as well-meaning, but not terribly clever beavers (with other animals such as frogs,"
"Constitution as national symbols, all emerged during the cultural ferment of the early revolution, along with Marianne, a common national personification. In addition, Bastille Day, the national holiday, commemorates the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789. A common and traditional symbol of the French people is the Gallic rooster. Its origins date back to Antiquity, since the Latin word Gallus meant both ""rooster"" and ""inhabitant of Gaul"". Then this figure gradually became the most widely shared representation of the French, used by French monarchs, then by the Revolution and under the successive republican regimes as representation of the"
"a poll to choose an official insect. The white admiral butterfly (""Limenitis arthemis"") won with 32% of the 230 660 votes against the spotted lady beetle (""Coleomegilla maculata lengi""), the ebony jewelwing damselfly (""Calopteryx maculata""), a species of bumble bee (""Bombus impatiens"") and the six-spotted tiger beetle (""Cicindela sexguttata sexguttata""). In 1977, the Quebec Parliament declared June 24 to be Quebec's National Holiday. Historically June 24 was a holiday honouring French Canada's patron saint, St. John the Baptist, which is why it is commonly known as ""La Saint-Jean-Baptiste"" (often shortened to ""La St-Jean""). On this day, the song ""Gens du"
"song. The popularity of the symbol extends into business. ""Le Coq Sportif"" (""The athletic rooster""), is a French manufacturer of sports equipment using a stylized rooster and the colors of the French tricolour as its logo. Moreover, it is the logo of Pathé, a French-born, now international company of film production and distribution. Another heraldic animal officially used by the French nation was the French Imperial Eagle, symbol of the First and Second French Empire under Napoleon I and Napoleon III. In 1913, the Gallic rooster was adopted as the symbol of Walloon movement. It represents a ""bold rooster"" (""coq"
"Europe to Africa. These heraldic birds are shown properly in English heraldry with two or three short tufts of feathers in place of legs and feet. Swifts, formerly known as martlets, have such small legs that anciently they were believed to have none at all. In French heraldry the ""canette"" or ""anet"" is a small duck (French: ""canard""), shown without feet. According to Théodore Veyrin-Forrer ""la canette représente la canne ou le canard; si elle est dépourvue du bec et des pattes, elle devient une merlette"". (""The canette represents the duck or drake; if she is deprived of beak and"
"songbirds constitute the majority of species. In 1902, the eastern brown pelican was made a part of the Seal of Louisiana and, ten years later, in 1912, the pelican and her young adorned the flag of Louisiana as well. The official nickname of Louisiana is the ""Pelican State"". In 1958, the pelican was made the official state bird of Louisiana. This act was amended on July 26, 1966 to specifically designate the brown pelican, the National Basketball Association's New Orleans Pelicans are named in honor of Louisiana's state bird. The eastern brown pelican is also the national bird of Barbados"
"""cock-a-doodle-doo"" and tied in with France's entry in the 1986 World Cup. ""Le Coq Gaulois"" or Gallic rooster is an unofficial national symbol of France. In 1987 came the Bamboo, followed by the 1988 Perrier in association with the mineral water company. The Charleston, having been presented in October 1980 as a one-season ""special edition"" was incorporated into the regular range in July 1981 in response to its ""extraordinary success"". By changing the carburetor to achieve , a top speed of was achieved. Other changes were a new rear-view mirror and inboard disc brakes at the front wheels.. The Dolly"
"by gulls and skuas. Sometimes a bird such as an Arctic skua will harass a puffin arriving with a beakful of fish, causing it to drop its catch. The striking appearance, large colourful bill, waddling gait and behaviour of this bird have given rise to nicknames such as ""clown of the sea"" and ""sea parrot"". It is the official bird symbol for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2015, the International Union for Conservation of Nature changed its status from ""Least Concern"" to ""Vulnerable"". In 2018, BirdLife International reported that the Atlantic puffin was threatened with extinction. The"
"Great Seal of France The Great Seal of France () is the official seal of the French Republic. The Great Seal features liberty personified as a seated Goddess of Liberty wearing a crown with seven arches. She holds a fasces and is supported by a ship's tiller with a cock carved or printed on it. At her feet is a vase with the letters ""SU"" (""""Suffrage Universel"""", ""Universal suffrage""). At her right, in the background, are symbols of the arts (painter's tools), architecture (Ionic order), education (burning lamp), agriculture (a sheaf of wheat) and industry (a cog wheel). The scene"
"Richard Graham, Viscount of Prestoun, volume 1, page 84 Vol (heraldry) A vol (French for ""flight"") is a once-obscure heraldic symbol consisting of a pair of outstretched, usually plumed bird's wings, which are connected together at their shoulders without having any bird's body in the middle. The French Armée de l'Air, one of the world's first air forces, adopted a vol for its cap badge, rather than the eagle used by many other air forces. In France, the eagle is associated with the Napoleonic empire. Many European countries have an eagle as the main charge of the heraldic shields of"
"pelican is the national bird of three Caribbean countries—Saint Kitts and Nevis, Barbados, and Sint Maarten—and features on their coats of arms. It is also the state bird of the US state of Louisiana, which is known colloquially as the Pelican State; the bird appears on the state flag and state seal. It adorns the seals of Louisiana State University and Tulane University, and is the mascot of the New Orleans Pelicans NBA team, Tulane University, and the University of the West Indies. A white pelican logo is used by the Portuguese bank Montepio Geral, and a pelican is depicted"
"Lugus and thus also to the sacred cockerel, the Gallic rooster, as an emblem of France. Its association with France dates back from the Middle Age and is due to the play on words in Latin between ""Gallus"", meaning an inhabitant of Gaul, and ""gallus"", meaning rooster, or cockerel. Its use, by the enemies of France, dates to this period, originally a pun to make fun of the French, the association between the rooster and the Gauls/French was developed by the kings of France for the strong Christian symbol that the rooster represents: prior to being arrested, Jesus predicted that"
"more crouched posture. Napoleon also used the French Imperial Eagle in the heraldry of the First Empire, as did his nephew Napoleon III during the Second Empire. An eagle remains in the arms of the House of Bonaparte and the current royal house of Sweden retains the French Imperial Eagle on its dynastic inescutcheon, as his founder, Jean Bernadotte, was a Marshal of France. John the Evangelist, the author of the fourth gospel account, is symbolized by an eagle, often with a halo, an animal may have originally been seen as the king of the birds. The eagle is a"
"the ""Lemminkäinen Suite"" based on Kalevala, with the second piece entitled ""Swan of Tuonela"" ""(Tuonelan joutsen)"". Today, five flying swans are the symbol of the Nordic Countries, the whooper swan (""Cygnus cygnus"") is the national bird of Finland, and the mute swan is the national bird of Denmark. French satirist François Rabelais wrote in Gargantua and Pantagruel that a swan's neck was the best toilet paper he had encountered. A swan is one of the attributes of St Hugh of Lincoln based on the story of a swan who was devoted to him. In Latin American literature, the Nicaraguan poet"
"The Gallic rooster was probably chosen partly because it is considered as a proud and combative animal that can be sometimes aggressive, although it had been used previously as a symbol by French teams – a former association football player, Jean Rigal, wore a uniform with this emblem as early as May 1910. The badge was initially white and red, but was altered to a multicoloured, embroidered image after 1945, and has been golden since 1970. The symbol used by the French rugby team was a great success, and was later adopted by the French delegation at the Olympic Games"
"the fate of the stolen items is unknown and the case remains unsolved. French Imperial Eagle The French Imperial Eagle (""Aigle de drapeau"", lit. ""flag eagle"") refers to the figure of an eagle on a staff carried into battle as a standard by the ""Grande Armée"" of Napoléon I during the Napoleonic Wars. Although they were presented with regimental colours, the regiments of Napoléon I tended to carry at their head the Imperial Eagle. On 5 December 1804, three days after his Coronation, Napoléon I distributed ""aigles"" based on the Roman aquila of the legions of Rome. The standards represented"
"was issued to moravian states, but not accepted by them and never confirmed by Bohemian king George of Poděbrady. Also the letter is valid, but remained ineffective. An eagle is present on the official emblem of the Royal Air Force. Since 20 June 1782, the United States has used its national bird, the bald eagle, on its Great Seal; the choice was intended to at once recall the Roman Republic and be uniquely American (the bald eagle being indigenous to North America). The American Eagle has been a popular emblem throughout the life of the republic, with an eagle appearing"
"it was also featured on the former franc currency. Marianne is one of the most prominent symbols of the French Republic, and is officially used on most government documents. Marianne is a significant republican symbol. As a national icon she represents opposition to monarchy and the championship of freedom and democracy against all forms of oppression. Other national symbols of France include the tricolor flag, the national motto ""Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité"", the national anthem ""La Marseillaise"", as well as the coat of arms and the official Great Seal of France. In classical times it was common to represent ideas and"
"red and green ribbon as the Monarchy. Since 1946 (the Fourth and Fifth Republics), a tricolor ribbon is in use. Great Seal of France The Great Seal of France () is the official seal of the French Republic. The Great Seal features liberty personified as a seated Goddess of Liberty wearing a crown with seven arches. She holds a fasces and is supported by a ship's tiller with a cock carved or printed on it. At her feet is a vase with the letters ""SU"" (""""Suffrage Universel"""", ""Universal suffrage""). At her right, in the background, are symbols of the arts"
"Vries demonstrates the unreliability of any one-to-one concordance in the ""interpretatio romana"" – but the available parallels are worth considering. The iconography of Gaulish Mercury includes birds, particularly ravens and the cock, now the emblem of France; horses; the tree of life; dogs or wolves; a pair of snakes (c.f. Hermes's Caduceus and Abraxas); mistletoe; shoes (one of the dedications to the ""Lugoves"" was made by a shoemakers' guild; Lugus's Welsh counterpart Lleu (or Llew) Llaw Gyffes is described in the Welsh Triads as one of the ""three golden shoemakers of the island of Britain""); and bags of money. He"
"a bird other than an eagle as an emblem: a bird-of-prey called a kite, referring to a battle during which a kite was seen in a tree against the rising sun. Other countries use the vol as their main emblem. Israel Air Force is notable in that its emblem, not being a complete bird, avoids idolatry. The countries of the Warsaw Pact during the Cold War generally rejected the use of the eagle in the list of state seals above. For example, the Soviet air force used a vol very similar to the French, but supporting a conventional, five-pointed star,"
"alpinum""), is one of the symbols of the National Park. The most important species of the Park was the ""bucardo"" or Pyrenean ibex which unfortunately went extinct in January 2000 in spite of preservation efforts. The Pyrenean chamois is a type of goat antelope. There are other species such as the alpine marmot, boar and the Pyrenean desman or water-mole (""Galemys pyrenaicus""), and great birds like the golden eagle, the bearded vulture, the griffon vulture, hawks, and the royal owl. Many illustrious persons have been fond of the places in this region and have extolled their virtues. Luciano Briet, Soler"
"have substantial French-speaking and ancestral communities: Although part of France, the flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon does not incorporate the current national flag. The island's flag is based on the historic regional emblems of France. This flag lacks official status. Flag of France The flag of France () is a tricolour flag featuring three vertical bands coloured blue (hoist side), white, and red. It is known to English speakers as the French Tricolour or simply the Tricolour (). The Tricolour has become one of the most influential flags in history, with its three-colour scheme being copied by many other nations,"
"and the Turks and Caicos Islands, it is also one of the mascots of Tulane University and is on the seals of Tulane University, Louisiana State University and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Shore birds are abundant in Louisiana and the most common is the great white egret. This large, all-white heron has an impressive wingspan and stature. The egret occurs often in the wetlands of Louisiana and coastal areas that provides it with plenty of fish, amphibians and small mammals to feast on. This bird is also the official symbol of the National Audubon Society. The American bald"
"French Imperial Eagle The French Imperial Eagle (""Aigle de drapeau"", lit. ""flag eagle"") refers to the figure of an eagle on a staff carried into battle as a standard by the ""Grande Armée"" of Napoléon I during the Napoleonic Wars. Although they were presented with regimental colours, the regiments of Napoléon I tended to carry at their head the Imperial Eagle. On 5 December 1804, three days after his Coronation, Napoléon I distributed ""aigles"" based on the Roman aquila of the legions of Rome. The standards represented the regiments raised by the various departments of France, and were intended to"
"the end. This was pushed along the ground towards the intended target, which advanced to inspect the noose as its curiosity overcame its caution. A flick of the wrist would flip the noose over the victim's head and it was promptly killed, before its struggles could alarm other birds nearby. The Atlantic puffin is the official bird symbol of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. In August 2007, the Atlantic puffin was proposed as the official symbol of the Liberal Party of Canada by its deputy leader Michael Ignatieff, after he observed a colony of these birds and became"
"Royal Canadian Geographical Society's magazine, ""Canadian Geographic"", announced a project to select a national bird for Canada, a designation which the country has never formally recognized. Dubbed the National Bird Project, the organization conducted an online poll inviting Canadians to vote for their favourite bird. The poll closed on 31 August 2016, and a panel of experts convened the following month to review the top five selections: the grey jay, common loon (""Gavia immer""), snowy owl (""Bubo scandiacus""), Canada goose (""Branta canadensis"") and black-capped chickadee (""Poecile atricapillus""). The project announced on 16 November 2016 that the grey jay was selected"