Feliz Dia de la Bandera to all our Friends in Argentina from your friends in Huia 1 class at The Gardens School in New Zealand. We have learned that the flag was adopted in 1812 then four years later Argentina declared independence from Spain.
Some think that the blue and white on the flag represents the blue sky and white clouds. Others think that it represents the Virgin Mary's colours (Virgen Maria). The sun in the flag is called "The Sun of May". General Belgrano chose the colours of the flag. He was the leader of the revolution against Spanish rule. The revolution began in Buenos Aires on 25th of May, 1810.
General Belgrano died on the 20th June and there is now a holiday to remember him and the making of the Argentinian flag.
http://www.monumentoalabandera.gov.ar/ Follow this link to find out more about the flag of Argentina and the special monument to General Belgrano in Rosario which is a city in Argentina. The site is in Spanish so English-speaking readers might want to look at the pictures.
We have a flag of Argentina on the wall of our classroom. We took a photo of the flag with some of our class to wish you "Feliz Dia de la Bandera" . The yellow clock (in the photo) tells the time in New Zealand and the white clock tells the time in Argentina.
Thank you Ana Laura in Sante Fe, Argentina, for giving us some information. And thank you for your message about mate and its importance in Argentina.
We are having difficulty writing with accents on our computer so we had to leave them out of dia and Maria - but we know they should be there.
By Cailin and Mikayla
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