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Flame
The upper part of the Soyombo is a flame. The three branches of the flame stand for the past, present and future and will flourish this three times. Fire is seen as a symbol of prosperity and to succeed a person. |
| Sun and Moon
These two
ancient symbols of Mongolia represent the sky. |
| The two triangles.
They symbolize
the shape of a spear and arrow. They are both pointed down
to symbolize the defeat of the enemy. |
| The two "laying"
rectangles are
their to stabilize the round figure in between and to make
it upright. Round is supposed to contain an unstable spirit.
The rectangular shape was to generate honest and right feelings
and force within the people of Mongolia to give to their
nation. |
| The round form
looks very
much like the ying yang symbol. In Mongolia it is explained
as two fishes. Fishes are supposed to never close their
eyes so they can always be watchful. The fish symbolize
the masculine part and female part and thus reproduction. |
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two upright rectangles. Their
image represents firmness and strength.
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For more information on the Soyombo
as an alphabet please see
http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~corff/im/Soyombo/overview.Soyombo.html
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Soyombo is the symbol of the freedom and independence
of the Mongolian people. The Soyombo appeared on the flag at
different times in Mongolian history. In the 17th century and
1911-1912 it was used. And in 1921 the Mongolians fighting the
Manchu emperor put it on their flag. In 1924 during the
first conference of the the new Republic of Mongolia it was
appointed the Soyombo as part of the national flag. For more
information on the Mongolian flag please see the Flags of the
World site (http://fotw.vexillum.com/flags/mn.html)
| Always
spread like fire.
Always shine like the moon and the sun.
Always be sharp like an arrow and a spear.
Always be strong like armor.
Always be strong like a big wall
Always be watchful like fish.
Always be numerous. |
Thanks to Enkhnasan
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