Thank you, stefada.
Yes, you see this painting everywhere that deals with French history.
I know it so well from the more common of my French stamps.
I always found her cap a little strange
- I wouldn't have chosen that for the hat to wear myself when leading a revolution
but thanks to Wikipedia I now know that it is a Phrygian cap
- and it has much to say about the symbolic bonnets rouges
- well, symbols over looks
This lovely Marianne has it all:
Bonnet rouge, tricolor cockade, and fleur de lys

Little Mermaid,

Oui, le bonnet rouge a toute une histoire. Je pense qu'un peu comme pour le drapeau, les gens pensent que ça veut dire "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité" ; Si on leur demande de parler d'un emblème révolutionnaire, ils feront mention de la cocarde. Mais en Bretagne, où nous faisons clairement attention à nos traditions, le bonnet rouge reste un symbole très fort. Il n'y a qu'a voir les grosses manifestations en 2013/2014 :
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Yes, the red cap has a whole story. I think a bit like the flag, people think it means "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"; If asked to talk about a revolutionary emblem, they will mention the cockade. But in Brittany, where we clearly pay attention to our traditions, the red cap remains a very strong symbol. There is only to see the big events (protestations ?) in 2013/2014:




Quant à ton image de Marianne, autant elle est très jolie, autant c'est un non-sens qu'elle porte une Fleur de Lys. Marianne symbolise la République et/ou la Liberté, et elle porte l'emblème du Roi ? C'est comme si elle était à la fois révolutionnaire et royaliste. Mais ça montre bien, que la France n'est pas devenue une République du jour au lendemain. La prise de la Bastille est un symbole très fort, mais ce n'était que le début d'un long processus.
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As for your image of Marianne, as she is very pretty, as much it is nonsense she wears a Fleur de Lys. Marianne symbolizes the Republic and / or Liberty, and she wears the emblem of the King? It's as if she were both revolutionary and royalist. But it shows well that France did not become a Republic overnight. The taking of the Bastille is a very strong symbol, but it was only the beginning of a long process.


Hi acpartsman,

Bon courage à toi !
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Good luck to you !

Little Mermaid,

Le Gwenn ha du, littéralement « Blanc et Noir », est le Drapeau Breton.

Il est très récent en fait, qu'il a été inventé aux alentours de 1924. Le Drapeau blanc couvert d'hermines ayant longtemps servit à la noblesse de Bretagne, tandis que la Croix Noir sur fond blanc était souvent utilisée à la Guerre. Il y en a eu plein d'autres, mais ceux sont les deux qui ont été le plus utilisé.

Morvan Marchal qui est l'auteur du Gwenn ha du, le décrit ainsi :



Il y a pourtant eu beaucoup de polémiques, pour des raisons diverses. Une des principales, c'est que la Bretagne étant historiquement catholique, le découpage des 'pays' et des évêchés est presque le même. Ce qui pourrait faire apparaître l'Eglise sur le Drapeau, alors que la Bretagne fait partie de la France, avec la loi de 1905 (Séparation de l'Eglise et de l'Etat). Il y a aussi que ça reprend les Armes de la ville de Rennes, et que c'est l'invention d'un Rennais, donc les bretons de l'Ouest considèrent que c'est quelque chose de bretons de l'Est (je simplifie). Etc ...

Il faut attendre les années 80/90, pour que tout le monde adopte ce Drapeau en Bretagne. Il n'y a plus aucune connotation politique, ni religieuse. C'est juste un signe de rassemblement pour tous les bretons. C'est d'ailleurs assez marrant, qu'il n'a aucune valeur/reconnaissance légale, mais il est sur tous les bâtiments publics (mairies, préfectures, gendarmeries, etc).



The Gwenn ha du, literally "White and Black", is the Breton flag.

It is very recent in fact, it was invented around 1924. The white flag covered with ermines has long served the nobility of Brittany, while the Black Cross on white background was often used in the War. There have been many others, but those are the two that have been the most used.

Morvan Marchal who is the author of Gwenn ha du, describes it as follows:



There has been a lot of controversy, however, for various reasons. One of the principal is that Brittany being historically Catholic, the division of 'countries' and bishoprics is almost the same. What could make the Church appear on the Flag, while Brittany is part of France, with the law of 1905 (Separation of Church and State). There is also that it takes again the Weapons of the city of Rennes, and that it is the invention of a Rennais, so the Breton of the West consider that it is something of Breton of the East (I simplified). Etc ...

It was not until the 80s / 90s, so that everyone adopts this Flag in Brittany. There is no longer any political or religious connotation. It's just a sign of gathering for all the Bretons. It is quite funny, it has no value / legal recognition, but it is on all public buildings (town halls, prefectures, gendarmeries (Cop's base ?), etc.).

Good Morning Base Campers!
With stefada’s information about French national symbols we should
be in fine shape to take part in the celebration of the French Bastille Day.
We'll of course need to get some of those bonnets rouge.
Later we’ll need to learn to land on the Moon and move around there.
TLD went home to SeriousCrunchers. Thank you for being here, TLD
Remaining to make sure we make una bella figura in the challenges
– well Team Andrax in snapping at our heels in the one we lead over them
are:
acpartsman
davwhite5xq7
little mermaid
Yodap@BC
Captain adriverhoef, I have wondered for a long, long time:
What does ’lidwien’ mean?

tanner2 performed the same move as Eric_Kaiser to our new team on the block
Crunchers4Life
and of course that lands him a Rosie whether he has one already or not
and whether he talks or not.

Congratulations Little Brother ♥
Actually you’re a good deal above average talkwise, I think

What Base Camp does right now
We are on our top40.nl 2.0 trek which takes place here: top40.nl
Everybody is invited at any time during the entire month of July – nobody comes …
July 14 – Bastille Day in France and
July 21 – anniversary for the lunar landing will be peak days
Captain adriverhoef has entered us into a number of challenges
This is the badge for trek top40.nl 2.0

So far it has been earned by
acpartsman
davwhite5xq7
Eric_Kaiser
little mermaid
tanner2
TLD
Yodap@BC
UltimaThule will earn one if he returns to Minnesota Crunchers
♥ Willkommen ♥ Bienvenue ♥ Welcome ♥

he-he that's why we have a rotating door, tanner2
- only we couldn't afford such one, so we got this two-way cat flap at a bargain price
See you
Take care not to collide with other Base Campers until our sign comes up