At the recent Olympic Games in Tokyo, Dominican athlete Marileidy Paulino (24) celebrated her 400 metres silver medal raising the Dominican flag in one hand and her Bible in the other.
The flag she was holding also bore a Bible, because there is only one country in the world that has the Bible waving on its flag: the Dominican Republic, a beautiful Caribbean island known by the warmth and fervour of its people.
It is crowned by an ultramarine blue ribbon bearing the motto “Dios, Patria y Libertad” God, Homeland, and Freedom. At the base is another vermilion ribbon with the words “República Dominicana” (Dominican Republic) pointing upwards...READ FULL; FROM THE SOURCE.
Unfortunately, certain politicians sometimes decide to use the flag without the coat of arms, but Dominicans immediately protest because they consider it disrespectful to their nation’s Christian values.
The coat of arms includes a golden cross above an open Bible with the words Y la verdad nos hara libre. The translation means, “And the truth shall set you free.” On each side of the Bible are two spears with flags and one empty spear.
The escudo is flanked on the left with a laurel branch while the right side has an olive branch. A blue ribbon on top of the escudo is written with the words Dios, Patria, Libertad, the national motto which means God, fatherland and liberty. At the bottom of the escudo is a red ribbon.
The Dominican Republic has been influenced and enriched by European, Asian, African and Middle Eastern ethnitticities.
Turning Dominican culture into thrilling melting pot, which anyone can experience by its folklore, foods, music, celebrations, customs and traditions.
