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Transportation People |
History Museums |
| Symbols of the Arts | Political Symbols | ||
| Music Symbols | Misc. Symbols | ||
| Numismatics | Stamps | License Plates | |||
| Colors Clothing Food & Drink Sports Dance |
Transportation People History Museums |
| Symbols of the Arts | Political Symbols |
| Music Symbols | Misc. Symbols |
| Numismatics | Stamps | License Plates | |
My classification scheme divides national / state symbols into four broad categories—names and nicknames, symbols of state, ecosymbols (Nature symbols), and cultural symbols. If it isn’t a nickname, flag, motto, plant, animal, or mineral, you’ll probably find it here.
Cultural symbols are in turn divided into three subcategories. For lack of a better name, I call the larger category “local culture.” The other categories are symbols of the arts and political symbols.
Follow the links above to learn more about a particular subcategory of cultural symbols.
Below is a list of Canada’s provincial cultural symbols, other than tartans.
| List of Canadian Provincial Cultural Symbols | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Province | Symbol | Designation | |
| Alberta | blue and gold (or deep yellow) | Colors | 1984 |
| Ontario | green and gold | Colors | |
| Saskatchewan | curling | Sport | 2001 |
| Northwest Territories | mace | 2000 | |
| Nova Scotia | mace | 1930 | |
| Nova Scotia | Bluenose II | Sailing Ambassador | |
| New Brunswick | Picture Province | Fishing Fly | 1993 |
| Northwest Territories | inuksuk | ||
| Prince Edward Island | wordmark | Wordmark | |
| Saskatchewan | wheat sheaf | 1977 | |
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