Editing Nepal (section)

===Symbols===
{{main article|National symbols of Nepal}}
{{Infobox place symbols
| title           = [[National symbols of Nepal|National symbols]]
| region_type     = National
| country         = Nepal
| image_flag      = Flag of Nepal.svg
| image_flag_size = 100px
| emblem          = [[Emblem of Nepal]]
| language        = [[Languages of Nepal|All mother-tongues of Nepal]]
| anthem          = [[Sayaun Thunga Phulka]]
| song            =
| currency        = [[Nepalese rupee]] (रू) (NPR)
| calendar        =
| dance           =
| instrument      =
| mammal          = [[Cow]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Cow-becomes-national-animal-of-Nepal/articleshow/49049371.cms|title=Cow becomes national animal of Nepal|date=21 September 2015|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]]|language=en|access-date=3 April 2020|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108121730/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Cow-becomes-national-animal-of-Nepal/articleshow/49049371.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
| bird            = [[Himalayan monal]]
| flower          = [[Rhododendron arboreum]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/rhododendron-facing-existential-crisis-ilam-highlands/|title=Rhododendron facing existential crisis in Ilam highlands|date=18 March 2017|newspaper=[[The Himalayan Times]]|language=en-US|access-date=26 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826120952/https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/rhododendron-facing-existential-crisis-ilam-highlands/|archive-date=26 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
| river           =
| sport           = [[Volleyball]]<ref name=voll/>
| costume         =
| colour          = {{colour box|crimson}} [[Crimson]]
}}
The emblem of Nepal depicts the snowy Himalayas, the forested hills, and the fertile Terai, supported by a wreath of rhododendrons, with the national flag at the crest and in the foreground, a plain white map of Nepal below it, and a man's and woman's right hands joined to signify gender equality. At the bottom is the national motto, a Sanskrit quote of patriotism attributed in Nepali folklore to Lord [[Rama]], written in Devanagari script—"''Mother and motherland are greater than heaven''".{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

[[Flag of Nepal|Nepal's flag]] is the only national flag in the world that is not rectangular in shape.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/flagtemplate_np.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410060127/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/flagtemplate_np.html |archive-date=10 April 2011 |title=Flag Description}}</ref> The constitution contains instructions for a [[Geometric Construction]] of the double-pennant flag.<ref>compare [https://www.servat.unibe.ch/icl/np01000_.html this copy of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501104849/https://www.servat.unibe.ch/icl/np01000_.html |date=1 May 2016 }}</ref> According to its official description, the crimson in the flag stands for victory in war or courage, and is also the colour of the [[rhododendron]]. The flag's blue border signifies Nepali people's desire for peace. The moon on the flag is a symbol of the peaceful and calm nature of Nepalis, while the sun represents the aggressiveness of Nepali warriors.

The president is the symbol of national unity. The [[Martyrs of Nepal|martyrs]] are the symbols of patriotism. Commanders of the Anglo-Nepalese war, [[Amar Singh Thapa]], [[Bhakti Thapa]], and Balbhadra Kunwar are considered war heroes. A special designation of "National hero" has been conferred to 16 people from Nepal's history for their exceptional contributions to the prestige of Nepal. Prithvi Narayan Shah, the founder of modern Nepal, is held in high regard and considered "Father of the Nation" by many.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/nepali/news-42652772|title=११ वर्षपछि राष्ट्रिय एकता दिवस|date=11 January 2018|language=en-GB|access-date=4 December 2019|archive-date=12 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212221914/https://www.bbc.com/nepali/news-42652772|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Hutt1991/>