PEACE AND PLENTY – “ THE REWARD OF TEMPERANCE and teaches us that men would live at peace better if selfishness and greed were no more. If drink was banished there would be plenty of happiness for all.” Japanese officers continued the practice in full dress uniform until 1940. [13] Presidential sash [ edit ] Sashes are a distinctive feature of some regiments of the modern French Army for parade dress. They are worn around the waist in the old Algerian or zouave style ("ceinture de laine"). Traditionally these sashes were more than 4m (13ft) in length and 40cm (16in) in width. In the historic French Army of Africa, sashes were worn around the waist in either blue for European or red for indigenous troops. [7] (British) Commonwealth of Nations [ edit ] THE RAINBOW – “Depicts that promise and is the sign of GOD’S COVENANT to us, as his promise never to destroy the world. So the rainbow teaches us to be faithful to our promise in the pledge, and thus prevent strong drink from destroying the world.” Keller, Jared (November 16, 2016). "The Strange Case of George Washington's Disappearing Sash". Smithsonian. Smithsonian Institution . Retrieved September 4, 2020.

In Latin America and some countries of Africa, a special presidential sash indicates a president's authority. In France and Italy, sashes – featuring the national flag tricolours and worn on the right shoulder – are used by public authorities and local officials (such as legislators) during public ceremonial events. Many modern schools of Chinese martial arts use sashes of various colors to denote rank, as a reflection of the Japanese ranking system using belts. The Japanese equivalent of a sash, obi, serves to hold a kimono or yukata together. SWORD AND OLIVE BRANCH – “Represents JUSTICE AND PEACE. It teaches us to be honourable and just in all things, particularly with our fellow men, hence our being brothers and sisters in our fellowship, and living peaceably with all men.” Rogers, James (August 29, 2017). "George Washington's 'rediscovered' Revolutionary War sash on display". Fox News. 21st Century Fox . Retrieved September 4, 2020. WHEATSHEAF – “Signifies GOODNESS AND PLENTY. Grain when made into bread gives health and strength, but when grain is made into beer, the goodness is destroyed and poison called alcohol created.”

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Our vertical sliding sash windows ensure that your home retains its character and charm. You can choose from a wide range of styles (including the Georgian sash windows style) features and hardware options to complement your home. CORNUCOPIA – “signifies ABUNDANCE AND PLENTY and teaches us to be thrifty and to save our money by obtaining all the good things of life, instead of wasting it on strong drink the enemy of goodness.” In Canada, hand-woven sashes (known as ceintures fléchées or sometimes "L'Assomption sashes" after a Quebec town named L'Assomption in which they were mass-produced) were derived from Iroquois carrying belts sometime during the 18th century. As a powerful multi-use tool, this sash found use in the fur trade, which brought it into the North West by means of French voyageurs. During this period, the weave got tighter and size expanded, with some examples more than four metres in length. Coloured thread was widely used. The sash is a shared cultural emblem between French-Canadians and Métis peoples. Today, it is considered to be primarily a symbol of the 1837 Lower Canada Rebellion Patriotes and the Métis Nation. In modern times, Bonhomme Carnaval, the snowman mascot of the Quebec Winter Carnival, wears a ceinture fléchée as part of his attire in recognition of the province's heritage. Sergeants were permitted sashes of crimson wool, with a single stripe of facing colour following the clothing regulations of 1727. Whereas it remained vague whether the sash was to be worn over the shoulder or around the waist, it was clarified in 1747 that sergeants had to wear their sashes around the waist. From 1768, the sergeant's waist sash had one (until 1825) resp. three (until 1845) stripes of facing colour; in regiments with red or purple facings the sergeant's sash had white stripes or remained plain crimson. [3] [4] THE LAMB – “Stands for MEAKNESS, INNOCENCE AND MODESTY and teaches us that we must be prepared to make sacrifices if needs be to preserve these qualities in our characters, and to make sacrifices for others.”

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TWISTED CHORD – “Indicates that UNITY IS STRENGTH and teaches us not to be selfish but united and working together to withstand the destroyer drink.” THE SERPENT – “Is the emblem of evil and denotes cunning and deceit. Just as the serpent can penetrate through where no other animal may pass, so drink creeps into every aspect of living and by the cunning and deceitful advertising the brewers get in everywhere to tempt people to drink. Solomon said “Drink biteth like a Serpent and stingeth like an Adder; and whosever is deceived by it is a fool.”” The Spanish Regulares (infantry descended from colonial regiments formerly recruited in Spanish Morocco) retain their historic waist-sashes for all ranks in colours that vary according to the unit. [6]

Cross-belts resembling sashes are worn by drum majors in the Dutch, British and some Commonwealth armies. These carry scrolls bearing the names of battle honours. THE EYE – “Indicates WATCHFULNESS and teaches us to be ever alert to avoid evil and temptation. Strong drink injures vision and harms thought. It also reminds us that the all-seeing eye of God, therefore we must be true to our pledge and do nothing we should be ashamed of Him seeing.”Thailand: Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) on left shoulder but Knight Grand Cross (First Class): right shoulder, for: Victoria Solt Dennis, Discovering Friendly and Fraternal Societies. Their Badges and Regalia (Princes Risborough: Shire Publications, 2005), p.37 The sash is an important symbol of the continuity of the presidency, and is only worn by the president. Its value as a symbol of the office of the head of state can be compared to that of a crown in monarchies. Presidents leaving office formally present the sash to their successor as part of the official inauguration ceremony. The images in the Rechabite emblem which include the beehive motif, each have a different meaning and lesson to teach – Carl Franklin: British Army Uniforms of the American Revolution 1751-1783, Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military, 2012, ISBN 978-1-84884-690-6, p. 356, p. 371,

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THE DOVES – “Signify GENTLENESS AND KINDNESS and teaches us that we have to deal gently and kindly with those who fall prey to demon drink.” Since then sashes have been part of formal military attire (compare the sword-belt known as a baldric, and the cummerbund). Thus several other modern armies retain waist-sashes for wear by officers in ceremonial uniforms. These include the armies of Norway (crimson sashes), Sweden (yellow and blue), Greece (light blue and white), the Netherlands (orange), Portugal (crimson) and Spain (red and gold for generals, light blue for general staff and crimson for infantry officers). [5] Until 1914 waist-sashes in distinctive national colours were worn as a peace-time mark of rank by officers of the Imperial German, Austro-Hungarian and Russian armies, amongst others.