In Buenos Aires, it's easy to find symbols of The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo. So, let's focus on some words to talk about them and what they do in the main square of the city.
To begin
with, the word march (a verb and a noun) has many different meanings, but
one of them is related to protesting. In fact, a march is a kind of protest. Let’s
see its definition: an event in which a large number of people walk
through a public place to express their support for something, or their
disapproval of something. So, for exmaple: The "Mothers of Plaza deMayo" go on
a protest march or march every Thursday afternoon to claim for Justice and
Memory. So now that we know which verb to use, let’s think about the symbol which represents the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo today: the pañuelo.
The best
words for this are scarf or bandana (or bandanna). Both of them refer to a piece of cloth, or
triangle of cloth, that you can wear around the neck, head or shoulders.
However; when The Mothers started marching in 1977, they used to wear a diaper or
nappy around their heads. Diaper (UK) /nappy (US) means pañal. This was the best element they found to show they
were looking for their missing children.
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