Pelican State

Japanese: Pelican State(英語表記)PelicanState
Pelican State

…The 4th century saint Jerome, who placed special importance on the pelican as a symbol, explained that chicks killed by the poison of a snake (a symbol of the devil) revive because the mother bird cuts her own side with her beak and causes blood to drip out. This design is also the coat of arms of the U.S. state of Louisiana, which is also commonly known as the Pelican State. There are also examples of coats of arms depicting a pelican cutting its own chest without a chick, and they are known by the alias of "pelican vulning." …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Pelican State" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…象徴としてのペリカンをとくに重視した4世紀の聖人ヒエロニムスは,ヘビ(魔王の象徴)の毒で殺された雛が蘇生するのは,母鳥がくちばしで自身の脇腹を傷つけ血を滴らせるからだと説いた。この図柄はアメリカ,ルイジアナ州の紋章でもあり,同州はペリカン州Pelican Stateとも俗称される。なお,みずからの胸を傷つけるペリカンの紋章には雛が描かれない例もあり,〈血を流すペリカンpelican vulning〉の別名で知られる。…

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