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to help them to join battle and go to war with people that they say are cowards

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What does a white feather indicate?

It was given to someone thought to be a coward


What does white feather symbolise?

A white feather is presented to someone considered to be a coward.


Why did men leave for war?

Men left for war because:- they knew their familes would be well looked after- it was a free trip over seas- They wanted to help their mother country Britain- they didnt want to be considered coward and receive a white feather(a white feather meant you were a woss and coward)


What did the giving of a white feather denote?

cowardice. the white feather was given to men who avoided fighting and stayed home


How many men went to war because they had no job?

In World War 2, you didn't sign up. YOU WERE FORCED to go, and even if you resisted somehow, you were called a coward and was given the feather of a white chicken, the sign of a coward. In numbers, we're talking around many millions. Around 20+ Million.


What is a white feather letter?

To receive a White Letter during the World war I time period was to receive a statement declaring the recipient to be, or accusing the recipient of being, a coward. The letter would most usually have been sent anonymously and would have contained a small white feather.


Who were given white feathers and what did this mean?

I know that some white feathers were given to men of fighting age who refused to fight. They were given to them by the women of their village or clan as a sign is disgust of their cowardice. However, There is a shamanic white feather curse blessing associated with the giving of a white feather as well. It is said that when you are given a white feather by someone, it carries the powers of a blessing or a curse, dependent on what you do with the feather once it is given to you. If you covet the feather by adding it to your cap, placing it in your home or lodge on proper display, or adding it to a charm of good luck or talisman of protection, then it carries the power of blessings for you and your home or lodge. However, if you throw the feather away, bury it, or deface it in anyway, it then acts as a curse and will curse you or your lodge. Many Government men who entered into treaties with Native American tribes and clans were given white feathers by the clan elder or shaman. The government official would either take it as a true gift of friendship and covet it as such or he would seem to covet it face to face, but later discard it as so much malarkey and rubbish. Then the gift of the white feather acted as a curse. It was a way for the shaman or clan elder to protect his clan from liars and those who spoke with forked tongues...


When was The White Feather created?

The White Feather was created on 1907-10-09.


What does a white feather symbolize?

A white feather is thought to mean as an angelic symbol. The appearance of a white feather means that the person possessing it has had a angelic visitor.


Why did Joseph Maxwell join up in World War 1?

Peer presure from his family and collegues. He may have been given a white fether which meant he was a coward.


What does a feather symbolise?

In Britain, a white feather symbolizes cowardice.


What are the ratings and certificates for The White Feather - 1914?

The White Feather - 1914 is rated/received certificates of: UK:U