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East Van Cross
The East Van Cross is a symbol formed by the words ''East'' written vertically and ''Van'' written horizontally in capital letters, intersecting at the shared letter A, and forming the shape of a cross. Van is short for Vancouver, and the reference is to the city’s Eastern half, traditionally less wealthy, and harder-edged. The East Van Cross traditionally was the work of graffiti artists, said to express the "marginality and defiance" of East Vancouver. Starting in the 21st century, the symbol has been adopted as a city icon, most visibly expressed in the form of ''Monument for East Vancouver'' by artist Ken Lum, erected in 2010 near the intersection of Clark Drive and East 6th Avenue. It has become possible to purchase clothing and jewellery bearing the East Van Cross motif. The symbol is alluded to in the packaging of one beer made by an East Vancouver brewing company. References {{Public art in Vancouver Symbols of Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Van Cross Monument
East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sunrise, Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fact that east is the direction where the Sun rises: ''east'' comes from Middle English ''est'', from Old English ''ēast'', which itself comes from the Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic *''aus-to-'' or *''austra-'' "east, toward the sunrise", from Proto-Indo-European language, Proto-Indo-European *aus- "to shine," or "dawn", cognate with Old High German ''*ōstar'' "to the east", Latin ''aurora'' 'dawn', and Greek language, Greek ''ēōs'' 'dawn, east'. Examples of the same formation in other languages include Latin Orient, oriens 'east, sunrise' from orior 'to rise, to originate', Greek language, Greek ανατολή Anatolia, anatolé 'east' from ἀνατέλλω 'to rise' and Hebrew מִזְרָח mizraḥ 'east' from זָ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
