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De '''St. Annastreet''' ([[Dutch language|Dutch]]: '''St. Annastraat''') is a street in the Dutch city of [[Nijmegen]]. De name is derived from the hamlet St. Anna, named after a chapel devoted to [[Saint Anne]] (Dutch: Sint Anna) |
De '''St. Annastreet''' ([[Dutch language|Dutch]]: '''St. Annastraat''') is a street in the Dutch city of [[Nijmegen]]. De name is derived from the hamlet St. Anna, named after a chapel devoted to [[Saint Anne]] (Dutch: Sint Anna) |
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De street functions as one of the major traffic arteries into Nijmegen and sets the stage for the arrival of the [[International Four Day Marches Nijmegen|Nijmegen Marchers]]. For the occasion of the International Four Day Marches Nijmegen, the street is renamed Via Gladiola. The [[Gladiolus]] is also called 'sword' lilly because the leaves have the shape of a sword. A Roman sword was called gladius, a smaller sword gladiolus. A [[Gladiator]] (Latin: gladiator, "swordsman", from gladius, "sword") was a slave or professional fighter in ancient Rome. Gladiators fought other gladiators, wild animals and condemned criminals, sometimes to the death. Winners were often showered in gladiolus. Hence the gladiolus became a symbol of strength and victory. |
De street functions as one of the major traffic arteries into Nijmegen and sets the stage for the arrival of the [[International Four Day Marches Nijmegen|Nijmegen Marchers]]. For the occasion of the [[International Four Day Marches Nijmegen]], the street is renamed Via Gladiola. The [[Gladiolus]] is also called 'sword' lilly because the leaves have the shape of a sword. A Roman sword was called gladius, a smaller sword gladiolus. A [[Gladiator]] (Latin: gladiator, "swordsman", from gladius, "sword") was a slave or professional fighter in ancient Rome. Gladiators fought other gladiators, wild animals and condemned criminals, sometimes to the death. Winners were often showered in gladiolus. Hence the gladiolus became a symbol of strength and victory. |
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A Dutch saying is 'Death or the Gladiolus' referring to the Roman times. A symbol for strength and victory it became a symbol for the Nijmegen marchers who finish the march. |
A Dutch saying is 'Death or the Gladiolus' referring to the Roman times. A symbol for strength and victory it became a symbol for the Nijmegen marchers who finish the march. |
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De St. Annastreet (Dutch: St. Annastraat) is a street in the Dutch city of Nijmegen. De name is derived from the hamlet St. Anna, named after a chapel devoted to Saint Anne (Dutch: Sint Anna)
De street functions as one of the major traffic arteries into Nijmegen and sets the stage for the arrival of the Nijmegen Marchers. For the occasion of the International Four Day Marches Nijmegen, the street is renamed Via Gladiola. The Gladiolus is also called 'sword' lilly because the leaves have the shape of a sword. A Roman sword was called gladius, a smaller sword gladiolus. A Gladiator (Latin: gladiator, "swordsman", from gladius, "sword") was a slave or professional fighter in ancient Rome. Gladiators fought other gladiators, wild animals and condemned criminals, sometimes to the death. Winners were often showered in gladiolus. Hence the gladiolus became a symbol of strength and victory.
A Dutch saying is 'Death or the Gladiolus' referring to the Roman times. A symbol for strength and victory it became a symbol for the Nijmegen marchers who finish the march.