| The tree is the cedar traditionally
connected with Lebanon. In the 18th century the Maronite Christians
used a white flag with the cedar tree, with reference to the
Bible (Psalms 92:12, "the righteous flourish like the palm
tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon"). The color white
represents snow, where cedars are, on snowy mountains, which
symbolize purity. The color red represents the blood of the
victims of independance against Ottomans, French and the rest
of colonizers. |
