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EMBBOT_150502_04.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2015_DC_Emb_Botswana DC -- Embassy of Botswana (8 photos from 2015)
EMBDOM_150502_01.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2015_DC_Emb_Dominican DC -- Embassy of Dominican Republic (16 photos from 2015)
EMBDOM_150502_23.JPG: President of Dominican Republic
Juan Pablo Duarte y Diez
1813-1876
EMBLIB_150502_01.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2015_DC_Emb_Libya DC -- Embassy of Libya (5 photos from 2015)
EMBMOR_150502_02.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2015_DC_Emb_Morocco DC -- Embassy of Morocco (9 photos from 2015)
EMBMOZ_150502_03.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2015_DC_Emb_Mozambique DC -- Embassy of Mozambique (23 photos from 2015)
EMBMOZ_150502_62.JPG: Flag of Mozambique
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Mozambique Flag of Mozambique.svg
The flag of Mozambique was adopted on 1 May 1983. It includes the image of an AK-47 with a bayonet attached to the barrel and is the only national flag in the world to feature such a modern rifle. The flag is based on the flag of the Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO), the leading political party in Mozambique. The FRELIMO flag, used for a brief period after the country gained its independence from Portugal, looks like the current flag but lacking the emblem, with green, black, and yellow horizontal stripes separated by white fimbriations and a red triangle in the hoist. On independence the colors were rearranged to form the national flag, in diagonals emanating from the upper hoist. Over this was a white cogwheel containing the hoe, rifle, book, and star that appear on the present flag. The flag was altered in 1983; the colors were arranged in horizontal stripes, and the star of Marxism was made larger. Proposals for a new, non-partisan flag have been introduced. Green stands for the riches of the land, the white fimbriations signify peace, black represents the African continent, yellow symbolizes the country's minerals, and red represents the struggle for independence. The rifle stands for defence and vigilance, the open book symbolizes the importance of education, the hoe represents the country's agriculture, and the star symbolizes Marxism and internationalism.
EMBNIC_150502_003.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2015_DC_Emb_Nicaragua DC -- Embassy of Nicaragua (40 photos from 2015)
EMBNIC_150502_011.JPG: Immaculate Conception:
Nicaragua declared the Immaculate Conception as the National Patroness of the country. This Festivity, popularly known as "La Purisima" is observed both religiously and culturally.
In 2012, Nicaragua celebrated the 450th annual patronage of the Immaculate Conception, that began in the city of "El Viejo," Chinadega Department.
During the Purisma, the custom is to gather in groups and visit houses with shrines to the Immaculate Conception and sing Marian hymns ending with the popular call of: QUIEN CAUSA TANTA ALEGRIA? LA CONCEPCION DE MARIA! Similar to caroling songs during Christmas time, carolers receive special candies or sweet treats given by the household, made especially for this occasion.
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