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The Yellow Ribbon is used to support our troops abroad but what is its origin?
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#62317. Asked by mochyn.
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miltonebx
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During the Viet Nam War, Tony Orlando and Dawn had a song called "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree" --which was a request by a soldier to his girl friend ---so she will remember him. It has since taken on a life of it's own.
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mochyn
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no sorry much older than that
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Czolgolz
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Actually, the guy in the song wasn't a soldier...he was getting out of prison...he wrote her to tie a yellow ribbon round the tree if she still had feelings for him...the song ends with a hundred ribbons around the tree.
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mochyn
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sorry still not right
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mochyn
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the puritans 400 years ago?
Very close , right time frame, wrong people.
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mochyn
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mmmmmmmmm miniscule, would you care to elaborate?
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peasypod
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Ok, since I already have a 'VERY BIG YAY' in my pocket from mochyn, I guess I better suggest:
'Tying a yellow ribbon around a tree was originally a Welsh tradition from the 18th century. Originally, Welsh settlers in America planted daffodils outside their homes to welcome new arrivals from Wales, but later they used a yellow ribbon tied around a tree instead. New immigrants would therefore know where their fellow countrymen were living.'
Taken from:
http://www.guildofglyndwr.co.uk/misc.htm
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mochyn
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YAY, PEAS, 5 out of 6 of the first presidents were of Welsh descent.Many also signed the DECLARATION of INDEPENDENCE.The Welsh were instrumental in making the US what it is today
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SOTHC
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It is about time they apologised then
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soonappear
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Must have been Welsh Puritans in 1645.
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