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It has been called the most all-encompassing flag databases on the web, with over 19,000 pages by mid 2003. [5] [1] Flags of the World renders most of its images of flags in the GIF format, with a standardized and limited colour palette. A standard height of 216 pixels is used, a number chosen to make division into many different numbers of ...
Christmas Island: 1770 1801 1901 1903 1908 1954 1986 Christmas Island: Cocos (Keeling) Islands: 1770 1801 1901 1903 1908 1954 2003 Cocos (Keeling) Islands: Cook Islands: 1858 1888 1893 1901 1902 1973 1979 Cook Islands: Curaçao: 1581 / 1652 1795 1806 1810 1814 1959 1981 Curaçao: Easter Island: 1541 1717 1785 1812 1817 1817 2006 Easter Island ...
Landmarks are decked with festive decorations this Christmas season. Among these, New York's Rockefeller tree and London's streets are iconic holiday attractions. But holiday markets in Poland and ...
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The current flag design often evolved over the years (e.g. the flag of the United States) or can be a re-adoption of an earlier, historic flag (e.g. the flag of Libya). The year the current flag design first came into use is listed in the third column.
The museum adds: “Traditionally December 24th is dedicated to children, December 25th—the main day of Christmas—to adults and the elderly, and December 26th to young people,” with the ...
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.
In Finland (and many other countries around the globe), St. Lucia Day on December 13 is one of the main events of the holiday season. On this date, the eldest girl in each family sometimes dons a ...