New Mexico
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The yellow field and red symbol colors are the colors of Spain. First
brought to New Mexico by Spanish explorers in 1540. On New Mexico's flag
we see a red sun with rays streching out from it. There are four groups
of rays with four rays in each group. This is an ancient sun symbol of
a Native American people called the Zia. The Zia believed that the giver
of all good gave them gifts in groups of four. These gifts are:
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The four directions - north, east, south and west.
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The four seasons - spring, summer, fall and winter.
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The day - sunrise, noon, evening and night.
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Life itself - childhood, youth, middle years and old age.
All of these are bound by a circle of life and love, without a beginning
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