Here I present the penultimate Canadian triangle.
The Centennial symbol.
Who else remembers getting the rulers out and the protractor and trying to make the perfect triangle? Then colouring in each one? Eleven times. One for each province and one for the territories. Or so the story goes - but, since there were, at the time, 2 territories, this theory is debatable.
This was designed as a stylized maple leaf (after the Maple Leaf became our official flag in 1965), and was reproduced everywhere during that heady, exciting year, 1967, celebrating 100 years of Confederation.
Even on the sidewalks.
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I have learned something hanks Violet. The maple leaf I knew of course but not the 11 triangles.
ReplyDeletePerfect choice for the triangle theme, Sanna! I didn't know that the maple leaf was a fairly recent choice for your national flag.
ReplyDeleteGeez, that makes me sound like I'm a hundred years old! Not quite, but I'm workin' on it.
Great choice. Lovely triangles. Happy Easter!
ReplyDeleteRead in the Times Canada is not affected by bank collapses and recession. Clever country, clever people.
ReplyDeleteLearned something today, thanks for sharing...
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat entry! I've never seen this, although I have scads of Canadian relatives. Surely someone should have sent me that cup! :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!
That is a great photo hunt!
ReplyDeleteNicely done, great pick for this week's theme.
ReplyDeleteI have lived all my life a mere 300 miles from Canada and I never knew about the 11 triangles! What have I been missing?! GREAT photo and post. Thanks, I love learniong new things.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a chance to see mine.
http://newyorktraveler.net/photo-hunters-triangle/
Have a great weekend. He is risen!
Great photos. I really enjoy learning something with these Photo Hunts; you've taught me something today.
ReplyDeleteEven if the theory is off, it makes for a fine image.
ReplyDeletegreat finds - everyone has such fun with these photo hunts. it's a wonderful to sharpen "seeing" skills.
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine my parents actually wanted to migrate from Belgium to Canada
ReplyDeleteViolet?
We could have become neighbours, although I had probably cursed at all the snow :-)
I had absolute no idea about the origin of the Canadian stylized maple leaf, thanks for sharing!
Wow, Canada is such a young country, but it has an identity of it's own there beside the big US of A. Please don't Americanize too much, watch out for all that import from the south. Stay yourself.
ReplyDeleteI totally remember that Centennial triangle maple leaf thingy! I spent hours drawing and colouring it, too. I think I loved the fact that it wasn't just one colour like the real maple leaf on our flag - and if I'm not mistaken, I think one of the triangles was even pink??
ReplyDeleteThank you all for visiting - and your comments.
ReplyDeleteA clarification for some of you - only the Centennial logo has the eleven triangles; the Maple Leaf has eleven points (same story of provinces and 1 extra for the territories).
Pinklea, I don't remember if there was an actual set order to the colours, but I'm sure pink was one of them. My old mug isn't as colourful.
That was something the previous gov't (Liberals) did right, Ken!
ReplyDelete"Caaa-naaaa-daaaa! One little two little three Canadians, We love thee...."
ReplyDeleteLove your take on this weeks theme. Great photos too!
ReplyDeleteI found it hard to find triangles in my house this week but I did finally find some.
Mine's up and ready...come on over!
I forgot to mention... All the fooferaw over the picking of the flag.... I recall that the newspaper would publish all the variations that were suggested. You could also send in your own ideas by colouring in a blank flag. They would publish some in the paper. It was really interesting. As well, there were those who wanted the old flag and others who wanted these really ugly options.
ReplyDeleteMy mother's lawyer was John Matheson, who was one of the two on the committee to choose a flag. My only memory of him was once visiting his office with my Mom when he was arranging the paperwork that would enable my step-Dad to adopt me. He allowed me to feel the hole in his skull where he had been wounded during the war.... That is about all I remember about him. That would have been just before the choosing of the flag.
Oh yes ... wasn't that the most annoying song, Mudpuddle?!!
ReplyDeleteThis post reminded of those songs, and I've had Ontari-ari-ario in my head all day!
Some people must be thinking all the time to come up with new ideas. Good take on theme.
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Thanks Vilet, well, you learn something new everywhere you go :) I never knew that...can imagine kids all over struggling to reproduce this!! Happy Easter
ReplyDeleteKatie: we also had to struggle with the Union Jack
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