Before 1713, Acadia was a French colony pioneered mostly by settlers from the coastal provinces of Brittany, Normandy, Picardy, and Poitou-a region that suffered great hardships in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. In 1628, famine and plague followed the end of a series of religious wars between Catholics and Protestants.
Since the Acadians were citizens of Spain at the time of the American Revolution, their star could not appear on the first American flag. Thus, the gold star on the Louisiana Acadian Flag serves as a reminder of Louisiana's participation in the American Revolution and the significant contributions of the Louisiana Acadians during the struggle for the beginning of a new nation.
The Acadian banner was set up at the second Acadian Convention in 1884 at Miscouche, Prince Edward Island. Father Marcel-Francois Richard planned it and conveyed it with him to the occasion. Like the banner of France, it is blue, white, and red. The gold star at the upper left is the Stella Maris, there to look for the direction of the Virgin Mary, benefactor holy person of the Acadians. This banner represents Acadians around the world.
Dr. Thomas Arceneaux, Dean of Agriculture at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette (1941-1973), designed a similar flag in 1965 to honour the 200th anniversary of the arrival of Acadians in Louisiana. Like the Acadian flag, it is blue, white and red and has the gold star to represent the Virgin Mary, patron saint of the Acadians.
The star additionally symbolizes the dynamic investment of the Acadians in the American Revolution. The gold palace on the red field respects Spain, the nation that controlled Louisiana at the season of the Acadian movement there. The silver fleur-de-lis on the blue field reflect their French legacy.
After 1974, this banner has formally recognized the Acadians who relocated to Louisiana. For the special events, the Flag Company Inc invented beautiful decals for the history support.
Since the Acadians were citizens of Spain at the time of the American Revolution, their star could not appear on the first American flag. Thus, the gold star on the Louisiana Acadian Flag serves as a reminder of Louisiana's participation in the American Revolution and the significant contributions of the Louisiana Acadians during the struggle for the beginning of a new nation.
The Acadian banner was set up at the second Acadian Convention in 1884 at Miscouche, Prince Edward Island. Father Marcel-Francois Richard planned it and conveyed it with him to the occasion. Like the banner of France, it is blue, white, and red. The gold star at the upper left is the Stella Maris, there to look for the direction of the Virgin Mary, benefactor holy person of the Acadians. This banner represents Acadians around the world.
Dr. Thomas Arceneaux, Dean of Agriculture at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette (1941-1973), designed a similar flag in 1965 to honour the 200th anniversary of the arrival of Acadians in Louisiana. Like the Acadian flag, it is blue, white and red and has the gold star to represent the Virgin Mary, patron saint of the Acadians.
The star additionally symbolizes the dynamic investment of the Acadians in the American Revolution. The gold palace on the red field respects Spain, the nation that controlled Louisiana at the season of the Acadian movement there. The silver fleur-de-lis on the blue field reflect their French legacy.
After 1974, this banner has formally recognized the Acadians who relocated to Louisiana. For the special events, the Flag Company Inc invented beautiful decals for the history support.
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