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2. Nobori - Wikipedia

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   These colorful nobori outside Tō-ji announce a bazaar being held within the grounds of the temple.. Nobori (幟) is a Japanese type of banner.They are long, narrow flags, attached to a pole with a cross-rod to hold the fabric straight out and prevent it from furling around the rod; this way, the field is always visible and identifiable.

3. Sashimono - Wikipedia

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   A battle flag worn on the back of a samurai armour as a means of identification. From the Return of the Samurai Exhibit, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 2010. The banner hung from an L -shaped frame, which was attached to the chest armour dō or dou by a socket machi-uke or uketsubo near the waistline and hinged at shoulder level with a ...

4. Gonfalon - Wikipedia

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   During processions, the banner would be carried on its pole by members of the confraternity. This devotional act of carrying the banner in procession was believed to be a holy act of worship, and it was hoped that the act would gain divine favour from God, Jesus, Mary, and the saints portrayed on the banner.

5. Tug (banner) - Wikipedia

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   The state banner flown by the Mongols, the Есөн хөлт цагаан туг, (Yesön Khölt tsagaan tug, 'Nine Base White Banners)', is composed of nine flag poles decorated with white horse tail hairs hanging from a round surface with the Mongolian symbol of the 3 pronged flame, which appears on the Soyombo (Representing the past, present ...

6. Dhvaja - Wikipedia

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   A Hindu flag from the temple Maa Naina Devi, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India Dhvaja (Victory banner) – pole design with silk scarfs, on the background the Potala Palace. Dhvaja (Sanskrit: ध्वज, romanized: Dhvaja, lit. 'flag'; Tibetan: རྒྱལ་མཚན, Wylie: rgyal-msthan) is the Sanskrit term for a banner or a flag.

7. History of flags - Wikipedia

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   Before the Battle, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1858), showing a woman attaching a flag to the pole of a spear. A flag is a distinctive piece of fabric used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. While the origin of flags is unknown, flag-like symbols have been described as far back as 11th century BC China and have been used by other ...