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Flag of the Welsh Republican Movement [citation needed] A vertical tricolour of green, red and white. 1960s: Yr Eryr Wen – the White Eagle, used by radical nationalists such as the Free Wales Army. The eagle or Eryr is thought to refer to Owain Gwynedd who used an eagle for his coat of arms, and also Snowdonia (called Eryri in Welsh). [18]
Male voice choirs are considered a Welsh symbol. Traditional members of the movement include the Treorchy choir and the Morriston choir. More recently, the success Only Men Aloud has also played a part in continuing this tradition. [27] The Welsh harp, also known as the triple harp is considered to be the national instrument of Wales. [38]
The flag of Wales (Welsh: Baner Cymru or Y Ddraig Goch, meaning 'the red dragon') consists of a red dragon passant on a green and white field. As with many heraldic charges , the exact representation of the dragon is not standardised in law.
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There have been multiple calls for the WRU to use a logo "more relevant to Wales" as the feathers are seen by some as a British rather than a Welsh symbol, heavily associated with the British monarchy. In 2021, the pro-independence group YesCymru created a number of mock-up logos using the alternative Welsh symbols of a leek, daffodil and a harp.
[7]: 139 In the 1980s, Ingessunu adopted the image of a white dragon on a red background as a symbol, and presented the white dragon's mythological opponent of the red dragon as "the Red Dragon of Juda-Rome".The symbol chosen by Ingessunu of a white dragon on a red background briefly became widespread amongst far-right English ethno ...