National Flag of Srilanka

The National Flag of Sri Lanka represents the country and her heritage as rallying device that integrates the minorities with the majority race. Sri Lanka National Flag is an improvisation of the civil standard of the last king of Sri Lanka, Sri Wickrama Rajasingha. The civil standard had a passant royal lion with a sword in it's right fore paw at the center, and a bo-leaf on each of the four corners on a plain border. When Sri Lanka gained her independence from Great Britain on February 04, 1948, it was the lion flag of the last king of Sri Lanka was hoisted once again. The first Prime Minister of independent Sri Lanka, D.S.Senanayake, appointed a committee to advice the government on the design of a new national flag. The design approved by the committee in February 1950 retained the symbol of the lion with the sword and the bo-leaves from the civil standard of the last king of Sri Lanka, with the inclusion of two verticle stripes green and orange in color. the significance of each symbol of the national flag is as follows: The lion in the flag represents the Sinhala race. The sword of the lion represents the sovereignty of the country.

The need for a national flag was acknowledged much before Srilanka attained its independence on 4th February 1948. D.S. Senanayake, the first Prime Minister of Srilanka, had appointed an Advisory Committee for the formulation of a national flag. In 1950, the committee approved the design of the national flag and it retained the lion symbol with the sword, the Bo-leaves and the green and yellow vertical stripes. The contemporary National Flag of Srilanka is an improvisation of the civil standard of Srilanka's last king, Sri Wickrama Rajasingha. With the exception of the new Bo leaves, the current Srilankan flag is the same flag that was suggested by the National Flag Formulation Committee on 2nd March, 1951. On March 3, 1950, the National Flag was hoisted for the first time. Since the attainment of independence from Britain in 1948, the design of the Srilankan flag has been modified several times in an attempt to accomplish national unity.

Symbolic Representation of the National Flag Having been designed with much care and purpose, the National Flag of Srilanka stands for the country's spirit of unity and also represents its culture and heritage. Each symbol of the National Flag has a special significance which is as follows: The lion: represents the Sinhala race The sword of the lion: represents the country's Sovereignty. The lion's tail: signifies the noble eight fold path of Buddhism Curly hair on the lion's head: indicates religious observance, meditation and wisdom The beard: denotes purity of words The sword handle: highlights the four elements of earth, fire, air and water. The nose: indicates intelligence The two front paws: profess to purity in handling wealth The orange vertical stripe: represents the minority Tamil race The green vertical stripe: represents the minority Muslim race. The yellow border: represents other minor races The Bo leaves: represents Buddhism and its influence and also stand for the four virtues of Kindness, Friendliness, Happiness and Equanimity. The color maroon: represents the other minor religions.                          Contct me                           S Ranjith Silva                           No :- 442/2                            Lekamge Mawatha ,Kossinna                           Ganemulla                           Sri Lanka Tel Number - +94716332503 Mobile -  071 E Mail :- ranjithsilva30@yahoo.com Blog :- senasinghetours.blogspot.com Author If You Need Ccontat Me S Jude Silva No 56 B Thibbotugoda,Ganemulla,Sri Lanka Tel No :- +94332262409,Mobile :- +94718669451 E mail :- sssjsilva@yahoo.com,             sssjsilva49@gmail.com Web    :-sjudesilva.blogspot.com            :-srilankaelle123456.blogspot.com

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