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National flags are adopted by governments to strengthen national bonds and legitimate formal authority. Such flags may contain symbolic elements of their peoples, militaries, territories, rulers, and dynasties. The flag of Denmark is the oldest flag still in current use as it has been recognized as a national symbol since the 14th century.
One explanation for the 9 stripes on the Greek flag is that they represent the nine syllables of the motto, five blue stripes for the syllables Eleftheria and four white stripes for i thanatos. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The motto symbolized and still symbolizes the resolve of the people of Greece against tyranny and oppression.
Our Flag Means Death is an American period romantic comedy [1] [2] television series created by David Jenkins.Set in the early 18th century during the Golden Age of Piracy, the series follows the misadventures of gentleman-turned-pirate Stede Bonnet and his crew aboard the Revenge as they try to make a name for themselves as pirates and cross paths with famed pirate captain Blackbeard (Taika ...
The rainbow pride flag underwent another change in 1979 after it was discovered that the center stripe on the seven color flag was blocked by the lamp posts they hung from in San Francisco.
The redesigned version of the flag softens the colors and made the stripes straight instead of zigzagging. Magill also shared that the order of the stripes was changed to accommodate people with ...
Flag of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, first designed in the 1930s. For Ahmadi Muslims, it symbolizes the advent of the Mahdi. Chetnik flag inscription reads: "For king and fatherland; freedom or death". The Jolly Roger, or skull and crossbones, is flown to identify a ship's crew as pirates about to attack. The flag most commonly identified as ...
The flag was created by Cameron Whimsy [9] in 2014. [10] The green and light green stripes represent aromanticism and the aro-spectrum. The white stripe represents the importance and validity of non-romantic forms of love, which include friendship, platonic and aesthetic attraction, queerplatonic relationships, and family.
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