| Macedonian symbols |
| SpaceLily |
The Macedonian Sun
The Macedonian Sun is undoubtedly the oldest symbol in the world that still survives as cultural symbol of the Macedonians. This 8-rayed and 16-rayed Macedonian Sun had been cherished by the Macedonians for over 3,000 years.
[img]http://www.historyofmacedonia.org/AncientMacedonia/images/vergina.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.historyofmacedonia.org/AncientMacedonia/images/sun1.jpg[/img]
It appears on the coins, military equipment, and art of the ancient Macedonian kingdom, and continued to be National Insignia of the Macedonians throughout history to modern times. The Macedonian sun is found in the icons and frescoes in the churches throughout the whole territory of divided Macedonia, and speaks of volumes of tradition as the Macedonian nation had cherished it for centuries.
[img]http://www.historyofmacedonia.org/Macedoniansymbols/images/image001.gif[/img] [img]http://www.historyofmacedonia.org/Macedoniansymbols/images/image002.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.historyofmacedonia.org/Macedoniansymbols/images/image004.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.historyofmacedonia.org/Macedoniansymbols/images/icona5.jpg[/img]
Bellow are two Macedonian ethnologic decorative objects that contain the Macedonian Sun symbol. These are jewelry, a specific part of the numerous Macedonian women's folk costumes. On the left is the "tepelak" from the 18th century bearing the eight rayed Macedonian Sun, and on the right is the "pafta" from the 19th century bearing the sixteen-rayed Sun.
[img]http://www.historyofmacedonia.org/Macedoniansymbols/images/SUN1.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.historyofmacedonia.org/Macedoniansymbols/images/SUN2.jpg[/img]
Macedonia became independent country in 1991 and on its flag adopted the ancient old Macedonian Sun. To commemorate the independence, the Macedonian postal system issued a stamp depicting the Macedonian flag in 1992.
[img]http://www.historyofmacedonia.org/Macedoniansymbols/images/image004.gif[/img] [img]http://www.historyofmacedonia.org/Macedoniansymbols/images/stamp.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.historyofmacedonia.org/AncientMacedonia/images/alexander_poster.jpg[/img]
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| Duhot na Vovata |
Toj Bikefalot lici na Unicorn... |
| profa |
mnik,ovaa e tvoj acocunt :http://usera.imagecave.com/Cassander ?
Interesni sliki,bas |
| SpaceLily |
[img]http://historyofmacedonia.org/AncientMacedonia/images/jewellery.jpg[/img] [img]http://historyofmacedonia.org/AncientMacedonia/images/sun.jpg[/img]
[img]http://historyofmacedonia.org/images/ancient1.jpg[/img] |
| ProMKD |
Lele stvarno dobri sliki mnik! [:D] |
| SpaceLily |
The Macedonian Lion
The Macedonian Lion, like the Macedonian Sun is yet another oldest European symbol that still survives as cultural symbol of the Macedonians. Lions used to dwell around Macedonia and the ancient historians have recorded this. The lion hunt was popular among the Macedonians and lion hunt scenes have found their place in the Macedonian art. The famous mozaic below depects a nude Macedonian warrior wearing the traditional Macedonian hat kausia (so well documented by the ancient historians as another very important Macedonian national insignia), during a lion hunt.
[img]http://www.historyofmacedonia.org/Macedoniansymbols/images/lionhunt.JPG[/img]
The Macedonian kings also wore the lion's skin. Below is a coin with the face of Alexander the Great, depicting the king with the lion's scalp on his head.
[img]http://www.historyofmacedonia.org/Macedoniansymbols/images/alex_lion1.jpg[/img]
On August 2, 338 BC, the Macedonians defeated the Greeks at Chaeronea in central Greece and conquered their country. On the battlefiled they erected an impressive sculpture of a proud-standing lion. The same lion sculpture is also found in the Macedonian city of Amphipolis.
[img]http://www.historyofmacedonia.org/Macedoniansymbols/images/chearonea.JPG[/img]
The Lion continued to be a Macedonian symbol even after the destruction of the Macedonian Empire and Kingdom in 168 BC.
In the course of the Middle Ages and in later periods the name of Macedonia can be found both in heraldry and itinerary literature. Macedonia is mentioned for the first time in the 1595 Korenich-Neorich rolls of arms, where the coat of arms of Macedonia is included among those of eleven other countries. As noted in detail by Aleksandar Matkovski, under the coat of arms is written "Macedonia", while above the arms in Cyrillic script is "Cimeri makedonske zemle" (the Coat of Arms of the Macedonian country). In the Korenich-Neorich rolls of arms, Macedonian arms are presented along with those of Croatia, Dalmatia, Bulgaria, Bosnia, the Duchagyni, and Kastrioti; in the 152 coats of arms depicted, the Macedonian coat of arms with the inscription "Macedonia" is included twice. The same rolls of arms includes the arms of King Dushan or of his son Urosh. This is a complex coat of arms, presenting these kings as symbols of the unity of the South Slavs and including the arms of nine Balkan regions: Macedonia, Bosnia, Dalmatia, Croatia, the coastal countries, Slavonia, Bulgaria, Serbia and Rascia. Note that Macedonia is presented as a separate region.
[img]http://www.historyofmacedonia.org/Macedoniansymbols/images/lion1.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.historyofmacedonia.org/Macedoniansymbols/images/lion2.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.historyofmacedonia.org/Macedoniansymbols/images/lion3.jpg[/img]
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| bugarinot |
Neshto i od mene po temava.
[img]http://heraldry.mol.com.mk/images/Baner-kir.gif[/img]
[url]http://heraldry.mol.com.mk/MK/mkindex.HTM[/url] |
| Christian |
quote:
Neshto i od mene po temava.
najdobro nesto od tebe ke bide da se izgubis od forumov,i taka samo bezveza rabota im stvaras na adminite. |
| ProMKD |
quote:
Originally posted by Christian
quote:
Neshto i od mene po temava.
najdobro nesto od tebe ke bide da se izgubis od forumov,i taka samo bezveza rabota im stvaras na adminite.
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| mnik |
Here is a depiction of the sun along with Bucefal, circa 1914:
[img]http://usera.imagecave.com/Cassander/SG4011.jpg[/img]
Here are the gates to a church in Prilep built in the 18th century:
[img]http://usera.imagecave.com/Cassander/PrilepGates.jpg[/img]
XIX Century, Razlog Uprising!
[img]http://tinypic.com/ic7k2p.jpg[/img]
[img]http://tinypic.com/ic7ktc.jpg[/img]
Cup found in Samuel Forthress:
[img]http://img195.exs.cx/img195/6725/casa1a7gi.jpg[/img] |