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Tak na vopros o zvezdah otvechali amerikancy:
James T. Dunnam
I will check on the points to the Sheriff's
Star.
Voz'mu etot vopros pod
svoy kontrol'!
Mike (Zeke) Doro
Warren County Kentucky, USA
http://wcdare.com
I tried to find the answer to your question about the
sheriff's badge. It seems that the original design of the star
was meant to give hope. It was an inspiritational design of a
shining star of hope. Where it first originated is a mystery but
it was copied and transformed many times. The number of points
may have many different meanings. It may represent a date or just
the designers artistic feelings.
Dumaiu, chto original'nyy proekt byl
simvolom voodushevliaiushey zvezdy nadezhdy. Gde on voznik -
tayna. Kolichestvo luchey mozhet imet' raznyy smysl. Naprimer,
byt' sviazan s kakoy-libo datoy ili otvechat' hudozhestvennomu
vkusu razrabotchikov.
Brian J. McLean
Sheriff, Houghton County
http://www.houghtonsheriff.com
That is a very good observation, and yes, you are correct.
Here in Michigan all of the Sheriffs use a six-point star. In
Texas, they use the five point star, and in the South (Florida,
South Carolina, etc.) the seven point star is most common. Sorry
to say I do not know why there is a difference, I think it's just
a matter of chance.
Da, vopros postavlen verno. Zdes', v
Michigane, u vseh sherifov shestiluchevye zvezdy. V Tehase zvezdy
piatikonechnye, a na Iuge (Florida, IUzhnaia Karolina i t.p.)
chashe vsego ispol'zuiutsia semikonechnye. Navernoe, eto prosto
delo sluchaia.
Vince Delgato
No special reason for amount of points.
Ne bylo nikakoy osoboy prichiny dlia
kolichestva luchey, naprimer, dlia shest' vybrali potomu, chto
sochli eto bolee krasivym.
Robert Marino
I don't have any idea why a sheriffs star has a
certain number of rays, any more than I know what is the meaning
of life (it does have one doesn't it?)
Mne kazhetsia, chto eto sviazano
so smyslom zhizni...
The Handbook of Texas Online
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/FF/msf1.html
FLAGS OF TEXAS.
The "Zavala flag" was allegedly adopted in
Convention of 1836qv at Washington-on-the-Brazos. It is usually
portrayed as a blue field with a white star of five points
central and with the letters "TEXAS," one letter at
each star point....In addition, the actual configuration of the
flag is unknown because the journal does not describe Zavala's
proposal of March 11, 1836, though it does state that William B.
Scates'sqv motion to add a "Rainbow and star of five points
above the western horizon; and a star of six points sinking
below" was accepted. Finally, the journal reflects that
Charles Stanfield Taylor,qv not Zavala, suggested that the
letters "TEXAS" be placed around the star....The most
commonly known Confederate battle flag was the flag used by the
Army of Northern Virginia. It was a square having a red ground
with a blue saltire bordered with white and emblazoned with white
five-pointed stars corresponding in number to that of the
Confederate States.
Iz istorii flaga shtata Tehas izvestno,
chto delalis' popytki razmestit' naimenovanie shtata v luchah
zvezdy, chto i potrebovalo piatikonechnoy zvezdy.
Racine County Sheriff's Department, Wisconsin
http://www.racineco.com/sheriff/gang8.htm
STARS
The five pointed star is a symbol of the People Nation and
the six pointed star (the Jewish Star of David) is a symbol of
the Folks Nation
Eto mozhno poniat' tak: piatikonechnaia
zvezda - simvol amerikanskogo naroda, a shestikonechnaia zvezda
Davida - simvol evreyskogo Naroda Biblii. I ob'iasnenie zvezdy,
kak gruppovoy simvoliki daetsia na sayte sherifa!
EquiHex™Designs
http://www.equihex.com/meanings.htm
5-point star
The five-pointed star, when portrayed with crossed lines, is
called a pentagram. When the pentagram is drawn with two points
up it is said to be a symbol of devil worship: the two points at
the top supposedly symbolizing the horns of the devil. In the
past, however, the pentagram was used by the Norse as a symbol of
protection from evil and as a symbol called the "Seal of
Solomon" in Jewish mysticism. Today 5-pointed stars are used
as a symbol of merit, of a job done well (as on papers in grade
school) or as a symbol of excellence (as in movie and restaurant
ratings), on sheriff's badges, flags and by the military of many
countries. In current hex sign mythology, the 5-pointed star is
purported to be a symbol of protection from fire and lightning or
a protection for livestock, a meaning closely related to the use
of these stars by ancient Norsemen. In general, the 5-pointed
star, displayed with one point at the top, is considered lucky..
V proshlom piatikonechnuiu zvezdu
sviazyvali s d'iavolom, nazyvaia ee "pechat'iu
Solomona". Segodnia ee smysl izmenilsia i oznachaet
kachestvo, uspeh, sovershenstvo. V shestnadcatirichnoy mifologii
- simvol zashity ot ognia i molnii.
Online version of Carl G Liungman's book Thought
Signs (IOS Press, ISBN 90 5199 197 5)
http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/30/3059.html
An Egyptian hieroglyph used in expressions meaning the
underworld or the kingdom of death. The fivepointed star inside
the circle is an Egyptian hieroglyph meaning star.
V egipetskoy ieroglifike
piatikonechnaia zvezda simvolizirovala prestupnyy mir ili
korolevstvo smerti.
W. I. V.
I wondered why as well. I wasn't able to find an
exact answer, but did find this website on a general history of
badges and stars worn by police officers:
www.texasranger.org/HFM/TinStar.htm
Horoshiy sovet obratit'sia k opytnym
liudiam.
Frank W. Latham
Late Chief of Police
Hewitt, Texas Police Department
http://www.texasranger.org/HFM/TinStar.htm
Furthermore, many officers and some agencies, still like
badges that help reflect their rich frontier heritage and
tradition. The Texas Rangers are issued a five point star with a
circle around it, made from Mexican silver five-peso coin (still
visible on the back of the badge). The Louisiana State Police use
a badge shaped like their state, as does Mississippi. The oldest
federal law enforcement agency, the U.S. Marshals Service have
gone back to a large five-point ball-tipped star, surrounded by a
circle, with an eagle in the center, as their "new"
badge.
Many agencies have rich, almost legendary histories and
prefer badges that reflect their heritage, and, mean more than a
stock catalog badge. The Texas Rangers, the U.S. Marshals, are
only two examples. The 26-man Arizona Rangers, in existence
initially from 1901 to 1909, wore large solid sheet silver
five-point stars, hand-engraved.
The Dallas Police use a unique, large 5-point star,
surrounded by banners, with a large "D" center (for
'big-D'). After President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, the
"D" in the badges was shaded black and worn that way
until 1972, when they were silver or gold-colored once again.
Zdes' rasskazana istoriia piatikonechnyh
zvezd v Tehase i Dallase.
