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Number 11

Number 11






In Numerolgy the number 11 represents the Spirital Messanger.

Saint Augustine stated that "the number eleven is the blazon of sin". Eleven was considered a symbol of internal conflict and rebellion.

It was compared to the unbalancing of the number ten, a pillar in the universe, number eleven represented disorder.

Ten symbolized a complete cycle, by adding one, eleven was a symbol of exaggeration, extravagance and human sin.

"The eleventh hour" suggests urgency. Because the clock runs to twelve, this is the last hour to get things done.

The First World War ended on the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

November 11 is Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day) is a Commonwealth holiday to commemorate those who were killed in times of war,  since the First World War.

 

British Paper Poppy November 11Artificial poppies are worn to commemorate those who died in War.

Poppies have since ancient times been a symbol of eternal sleep and death. The ancient Greek and Romans offered poppies to the dead.
Poppies were said to grow outside of the cave where Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep resided. 

November 11 is Veterans Day in the United States, honoring military veterans.

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Apollo 11
was the first manned spacecraft to land on the moon.
It launched on July 16, 1969 (Lunar landing was July 21,1969)

 


There are eleven players on a soccer team, on an American fotball team, on a cricket team, as well as on a field hockey team.

 
The 11 000 Virgins

number 11Saint Ursula - The leader of 11 000 Virgins. There are many varieties of this legend. Ursula was a British princess. She went on a pilgrimage to Rome, accompanied by 11 000 virgins. When they arrived in Cologne (Germany), they were all killed by the Huns.

In the 9th century it was told that Ursula was the leader of 11 virgins. By the 11th century the number of virgins had been set to 11 000.

Christopher Columbus named the Virgin Islands for Saint Ursula.

Alter of Ursula. Ottobeuren Abby, Germany



In the Mayan Calender the current time cycle ends
 on December 21, 2012 at 11:11 am GMT.

number 11Aquarius is the eleventh astrological sign in the Zodiac. number 11
(January 20 - February 18)

 In the Tarot, eleven is the card of Strength or Justice.

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TheThe deepest known point of the ocean is at Callenger Deep, Marina Trench located in the Pacific Ocean. The depth is 11 km.

Number 11Canadian one-dollar coin is a hendecagon;
an eleven-sided polygon.


The Indian two-rupee is also a hendecagon.

 

 

 

 Sodium has the atomic number 11.


11 James K. PolkJames Knox Polk was the eleventh president
of the United States. 1845 - 1849
He was a slaveholder all his life. It was under Polk’s Presidency that the United States became a coast-to-coast nation.

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 James K. Polk's signature


New York became the eleventh state of the United States on July 26,1788.

The first plane to hit the World Trade Center (North Tower) on September 11, 2001, was American Airlines Flight 11.


September 11th is the 254th day of the year. 2+5+4=11

Tin celebrates the eleventh year anniversary.


Eleven people were killed from falls during the construction the Golden Gate Bridge in California. The Bridge was completed in 1937.

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Fort Wood on Bedloe's Island had the shape of an eleven-pointed star.

The walls of this eleven-pointed star shaped fortification are used as the base for the Statue of Liberty (New York).

Bedloe's Island was officially named Liberty Island in 1956.

 



"The Eleventh Night" is a celebration in the Protestant community of Northern Ireland. The Eleventh Night also known as "Bonfire Night".

Bonfires are built across Northern Ireland on the night of July, 11 in commemoration of the battle of the Boyne in 1690. King James II (a Catholic) was defeated by William of the Orange's (Protestant).

Eleven Days Deleted
When Britain switched to the Gregorian calendar, eleven days were simply deleted. Wednesday September 2, 1752 was followed by Thursday September 14, 1752.


The Biblical Joseph was the eleventh son of Jacob. Joseph dreamt the sun, the moon and eleven stars were bowing down to him. (Genesis 37:9) Joseph also became a great interpreter of dreams and successfully interpreted Pharaohs dreams.


Flag of South AfricaSouth Africa has eleven official languages; Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, and Zulu.

 

Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela was released from prison on
February 11, 1990
.
 
He had spent 27 years in prison.

He became the 11th president of South Africa in 1994.


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Nelson Mandela’s autograph

 

Sonnet Number 11 by William Shakespeare