First place in British Isles set to approve right to die - BBC News
First place in British Isles set to approve right to die - BBC News
Laws in the Isle of Man to let terminally ill adults end their own lives are in the last stages of debate.
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Why's the flag a being that's just 3 legs?
It's based on the Manx Coat of Arms: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Isle_of_Man
I’m not sure anyone actually knows. I think it’s one of those things that’s so old it’s passed into obscurity. There’s a few ideas floating around, but nothing confirmed.
Edit for those downvoting but not providing anything of any use: check the history section.
Possibly emerged from a triskelion, which exists as a motif across Europe and beyond, but especially in regions associated with Celts, morphing into legs for reasons unknown and a few meanings attributed long after the fact.
The Celts were well known for morphing into legs for reasons unknown, it's their party trick. Everyone else just finds it embarrassing.
No one knows for sure but there is speculation it is to do with the recycling of wooden legs in the Manx war of independence due to a lack of trees on the island.