Glory to the Revolution
Glory to the Revolution
The olive branch which partly covers the butt of a rifle with the national flag as the main subject is the pictorial theme chosen to illustrate the Revolution and glorify it, while Algeria has just wrested its sovereignty and is at the beginning of the year when it will celebrate – in less than six months – the first anniversary of its independence.
These images resolutely place the country in the specificity of universal symbols, reminding us that the Algerian Revolution had no other objective than to regain independence and peace.
The olive branch, symbol of peace, is a fundamentally Mediterranean representation since in ancient Greece it was already the tree of Athena.
Later, monotheistic religions will include the olive branch with the dove released by the prophet Noah after the Flood in the references to which humanity as a whole adheres.
The dove sent from the ark to find out if the waters have receded from the earth after their unleashing returns in the evening with an olive branch in its beak to tell Noah that the waters have subsided.
In the Koran, the olive tree is cited as a source of blessing, light and symbol of tranquility of the country, notably in the surah “The Fig Tree” (“At-Tin”).
On the flag of the United Nations (UN), the world map is placed within a crown of olive branches.
The olive branch which partly covers the butt of a rifle with the national flag as the main subject is the pictorial theme chosen to illustrate the Revolution and glorify it, while Algeria has just wrested its sovereignty and is at the beginning of the year when it will celebrate – in less than six months – the first anniversary of its independence.
These images resolutely place the country in the specificity of universal symbols, reminding us that the Algerian Revolution had no other objective than to regain independence and peace.
The olive branch, symbol of peace, is a fundamentally Mediterranean representation since in ancient Greece it was already the tree of Athena.
Later, monotheistic religions will include the olive branch with the dove released by the prophet Noah after the Flood in the references to which humanity as a whole adheres.
The dove sent from the ark to find out if the waters have receded from the earth after their unleashing returns in the evening with an olive branch in its beak to tell Noah that the waters have subsided.
In the Koran, the olive tree is cited as a source of blessing, light and symbol of tranquility of the country, notably in the surah “The Fig Tree” (“At-Tin”).
On the flag of the United Nations (UN), the world map is placed within a crown of olive branches.