A Month Long Celebration (Part Four)

In our final "Month Long Celebration" series, we will focus on the Chilean flag and national anthem.

The Chilean National Anthem

Also known as: Canción Nacional (or National Song)

Lyrics by: Eusebio Lillo, 1847

Music by: Ramón Carnicer, 1827

Adopted in 1828

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Watch the video below and hear what the Chilean national anthem sounds like. This video includes English subtitles for you to understand what the national anthem is saying.



Here is another version:



The Chilean Flag

The star represents a guide to progress and honor; blue symbolizes the sky and the Pacific Ocean, white is for the snow-covered Andes, and red stands for the blood spilled to achieve independence.

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In the next series of posts, we will share about our time helping at the teen retreat in Lican over the national holiday weekend.