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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsIn case you were wondering what the hell the Paris Olympics mascots are...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_PhrygesThey're hats. Very important symbols of liberté in France, but they're hats.
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In case you were wondering what the hell the Paris Olympics mascots are... (Original Post)
jmowreader
Aug 2024
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Clouds Passing
(3,138 posts)1. I was wondering. Thanks for clearing that up.
JoseBalow
(5,918 posts)2. I thought they looked familiar
Danmel
(5,291 posts)3. There's one on the New York State flag
wishstar
(5,511 posts)4. Yes, here's your link's description of French symbolic Phrygian cap:
"Liberty holds a staff topped with a Phrygian cap, symbolic of the cap given to a Roman slave upon the formal act of emancipation and freedom. This cap was adopted by French revolutionists as a symbol of liberty, especially in the U.S. before 1800"