Editing Newfoundland and Labrador (section)

===Symbols===
{{see also|Symbols of Newfoundland and Labrador}}

{| class="wikitable"
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Provincial symbols
|-
| Official flower
|[[Sarracenia purpurea|Pitcher plant]]
|-
| Official tree
|[[Picea mariana|Black spruce]]
|-
| Official bird
|[[Atlantic puffin]]
|-
| Official horse
|[[Newfoundland pony]]
|-
| Official animal
| [[Caribou (North America)|Caribou]]
|-
| Official game bird
| [[Rock ptarmigan|Ptarmigan]]
|-
| Official mineral
| [[Labradorite]]
|-
| Official dogs
| [[Newfoundland (dog)|Newfoundland Dog]] and<br />[[Labrador Retriever]]
|-
| [[National anthem|Provincial anthem]]
| "[[Ode to Newfoundland]]"
|-
| Provincial holiday
| June 24 Discovery Day
|-
| [[Patron saint]]
| [[John the Baptist]]
|-
| Official [[tartan]]
| [[File:Newfoundland.jpg|center|70px]]
|-
| Great seal
| [[File:Greatsealofnewfoundland.jpg|center|70px]]
|-
|[[Coat of arms]]
| [[File:Coat of arms of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg|center|70px]]
|-
|[[Escutcheon (heraldry)|Escutcheon]]
| [[File:Simple arms of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg|center|50px]]
|}

[[File:Flag of Newfoundland.svg|thumb|left|The [[Newfoundland Tricolour]] is an unofficial flag used by a number of Newfoundlanders.]]
[[File:Flag of Labrador.svg|right|thumb|The unofficial [[Flag of Labrador]], used by a number of Labradorians]]
Newfoundland and Labrador's [[Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador|present provincial flag]], designed by Newfoundland artist [[Christopher Pratt]], was officially adopted by the legislature on May 28, 1980, and first flown on "Discovery Day" that year. The blue is meant to represent the sea, the white represents snow and ice, the red represents the efforts and struggles of the people, and the gold represents the confidence of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians. The blue triangles are a tribute to the Union Flag, and represent the British heritage of the province. The two red triangles represent Labrador (the mainland portion of the province) and the island. In Pratt's words, the golden arrow points towards a "brighter future".<ref name="The Newfoundland Flag">{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.nl.ca/aboutnl/flag.html|title=About Newfoundland and Labrador – Provincial Flag|access-date=March 22, 2017|archive-date=February 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203121433/https://www.gov.nl.ca/aboutnl/flag.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

What has commonly but mistakenly been called the Newfoundland tricolour [[Newfoundland Tricolour|"Pink, White and Green"(sic)]] is the flag of the Catholic Church affiliated Star of the Sea Association (SOSA). It originated in the late nineteenth century and enjoyed popularity among people who were under the impression that it was the Native Flag of Newfoundland which was created before 1852 by the Newfoundland Natives' Society. The true Native Flag (red-white-green tricolour) was widely flown into the late nineteenth century. Neither tricolour was ever adopted by the Newfoundland government.<ref name="THE PROVINCES Chap XIX">{{cite web|url=http://www.fraser.cc/FlagsCan/Provinces/Newfoundland.html|title=THE PROVINCES Chap XIX: Newfoundland|access-date=June 22, 2010|archive-date=February 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225073118/http://www.fraser.cc/FlagsCan/Provinces/Newfoundland.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The "Pink, White and Green"(sic) has been adopted by some residents as a symbol of ties with Irish heritage and as a political statement. Many of the province's [[Protestantism|Protestants]], who make up nearly 60% of the province's total population,<ref name="Population by religion, by province and territory (2001 Census)">{{cite web|url=http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/demo30a-eng.htm?sdi=religion|title=Statistics Canada: Population by religion, by province and territory (2001 Census)|access-date=June 22, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810201649/http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/demo30a-eng.htm?sdi=religion|archive-date=August 10, 2011}}</ref> may not identify with this heritage. At the same time, many of the province's Catholics, approximately 37% of the total population (with at least 22% of the population claiming Irish ancestry),<ref name="renamed_from_2006_on_20151223002828">{{cite web|url=http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/demo26b-eng.htm|title=2006 Statistics Canada National Census: Newfoundland and Labrador|publisher=Statistics Canada|date=July 28, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110115234229/http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/demo26b-eng.htm|archive-date=January 15, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Religions in Canada: Newfoundland and Labrador">{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/highlight/Religion/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo=PR&View=1a&Code=10&Table=1&StartRec=1&Sort=2&B1=10&B2=All%20Religions%20in%20Canada|title=Religions in Canada: Newfoundland and Labrador|access-date=June 22, 2010}}{{Dead link|date=July 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> think the current provincial flag does not satisfactorily represent them.<ref name="Emblem of our country">Carolyn Lambert, "Emblem of our Country", ''Newfoundland and Labrador Studies,'' Volume 23, Number 1, 2008.</ref> But, a government-sponsored poll in 2005 revealed that 75% of Newfoundlanders rejected adoption of the Tricolour flag as the province's official flag.<ref name="poll">Mark Quinn, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/Page/document/v4/sub/MarketingPage?user_URL=https://www.theglobeandmail.com%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2FTPStory%2FLAC%2F20051029%2FFLAG29%2FTPNational%2F%3Fquery%3Dnewfoundland%2Bflag&ord=1151677709799&brand=theglobeandmail&force_login=true "Push for old Newfoundland flag fails to cause ripple, poll finds"]{{Dead link|date=July 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', October 29, 2005, A16</ref>

Labrador has its own [[Flag of Labrador|unofficial flag]], created in 1973 by Mike Martin, former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly]] for Labrador South.

On Newfoundland, {{as of|2024|lc=yes}} moose have become an increasingly adopted symbol of the island.<ref>{{cite news |first=Ian |last=Austen |title=A Menace to Motorists, but the ‘Noble’ Moose Is Adopted by Newfoundland |date=October 5, 2024 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/05/world/canada/newfoundland-moose-car-accidents.html |url-access=subscription}}</ref>