The Zia sun symbol is as New Mexican as green chile and hot air balloons. As part of our Curious New Mexico project, Jung Oh, a junior at the University of New Mexico, asked what the symbol and its red and yellow color scheme represent.
What does the Zia symbol mean? The Zia symbol represents a sun with four groups of four sunrays representing the cardinal directions, seasons of the year, periods of the day, and phases of life. What do the lines on the Zia symbol mean?
T his is the story of a pot and a flag and how the two became intertwined in the history of New Mexico. The pot belongs to the Fire Society of Zia Pueblo, and the flag is the state flag of New Mexico. The flag was designed by Dr. H. P. Mera and constructed by his wife, Reba. While no one knows who made the pot, it was certainly made at Zia
The Zia sun symbol is one of the most recognizable symbols in New Mexico. It is a symbol of the Zia Pueblo, an indigenous tribe from the state. The symbol features a circle with four rays pointing in each of the cardinal directions. The four rays represent the four seasons, the four directions, the four times of day, and the four stages of life.
The Fire Society pot bore a Zia symbol—a round sun with stylized eyes and a mouth, surrounded by groups of three rays in each of the four directions. In 1923, when the Daughters of the American Revolution announced a contest for a state-flag design, physician Harry Mera recalled the symbol.
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