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"Land of the Free" is the national anthem of Belize. The words were written by Samuel Alfred Haynes in 1929 based upon Haynes poem “Land of the Gods.” The musical arrangement for “Land of the Gods,” was composed with Selwyn Walford Young in 1930.
In 1929, he composed the words of a poem named "Land of the Gods". In 1930 with the assistance of Selvyn Young, “Land of the Gods,” was composed into a musical arrangement, first used in 10th of September celebrations before becoming Belize's national anthem, "Land of the Free". [1] [2]
In 1981 this song was adopted as Belize's national anthem, with the minor alteration of changing the words "Land of the Gods" to "Land of the Free". [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] This was done without consulting Young or Haynes, and without regard to international copyright status of the song.
Orders, decorations, and medals of Belize (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Belize" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
The Maya presence in Belize traces back to 2600 B.C. Almost forty sites of ancient Mayan ruins have been discovered in the Belizean area of the Yucatán Peninsula.Most of what is known about the music of ancient Maya in Belize has been discovered in the iconographies and artifacts discovered in these sites.
Palacio was born and raised in the coastal village of Barranco. [1] He worked briefly as a high school social studies teacher before turning to music. [2] Palacio received the award for "Best New Artist" at the Caribbean Music Awards in 1991, WOMEX Award in 2007 and was posthumously awarded the BBC3 Awards for World Music award in the Americas Category, in 2008.
The flag of Belize is the only country to have humans depicted as a major design element on its national flag, although the flag of Malta contains an image of Saint George on the badge of the George Cross, and the flags of British overseas territories Montserrat and the Virgin Islands, and that of French Polynesia also depict humans.
Leela Vernon MBE (21 October 1950 – 19 February 2017) [1] was a Belizean cultural icon noted for her contributions to preserving Creole culture in the country. She was awarded the title "Queen of Brukdown", received the Order of the British Empire for promoting Creole culture and music, and was named the Brukdown Artist of the Year in 2004.