Flags

the colors on the korean flag represent the same thing as on the american flag

Blue=Vigilance, Perserverance, and Justice

White=Purity and Innocence.

Red=Valor and Hardness

On the US flag it is when a new state is added.

The first flagraising atop Mount Suribachi, February 23, 1945 was a small flag. The news correspondents got a quick shot of this event and then a group photo. The flag raisers were: Hank Hansen, Boots Thomas, John Bradley, Phil Ward, Ira Hayes, Jim Michaels, and Chuck Lindberg. A Navy Admiral wanted the flag to take back with him. So another flag was carried up the mount that was larger. This time the event was captured by Rosenthal's famous photo that he snapped in a hurry. See the Links for a biography of the flag raisers who were captured in this photo. This photo was used to raise war bonds. Eventually, a facsimile was cast in Bronze and erected at Arlington Cemetery, called the Marine Memorial.

Melanesia is not a country, it's a region in Oceania that encompasses part of Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Vanuatu, Palau and New Caledonia. It does not have a flag.

usually it means that someone important has passed away. bringing your flag halfmast show respect for the person .

A badger might commonly have fleas, mites, ticks or lice.

All flags represent an organization or institution of some kind. The shapes and symbols, and their colors, on the flag represent that organization's core principles. The US flag represents the US government. The core principle being expressed in the stripes is "E pluribus unum", that is, "one from the many". The stripes are the "many" part, the constellation of stars is the "one" part, forming a single united, or federated, constellation. Originally there were 13 states (countries) confederated into a United States, hence 13 stripes, and as various versions of the flag evolved from prior ones, often a stripe as well as a star were added when a new state joined the Union.

Now to return to the question of the stripes' orientation. The flag represents the US government, or some agency or aspect of it. By convention, horizontal stripes denote the US government in a military capacity. Vertical stripes, and there have been several flags that actually had vertical stripes, were adopted to denote the government in a civil capacity. So the version of the flag that currently prevails is the _military_ version.

Citation: http://www.civil-liberties.com/pages/mystery_of_the_flag.htm

You will need a masonary bit slightly smaller than the masonary screws that you will also need, the screws are blue, usually Phillips head, and are distinct because they have two differant size threads on the shaft, if you want a picture of what they look like I have a few laying around, contact me with "masonary screw" as the subject so I don't accidently delete it. smittyscool_81@yahoo.com

Flying the American flag upside down is traditionally considered a sign of distress, as it is with all national flags. The signal is one that was used primarily in past centuries (pre-1900s), on the high seas by military and merchant marine vessels alike. While the U.S. Flag Code does permit flying the flag with the union down, it specifies only "...as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property."

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If you have an original, it is worth a lot. hold onto it!!

it depends on the size,condition and originality of the flag. is it a standard red flag with a white circle and swastica, is the swastica made of pieces of cloth or is it printed? can you send me a picture? regards, mark.

The 8 rays of the sun stand for the first 8 provinces that revolted against Spain. These provinces were: Manila, Bulacan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Laguna, Batangas, and Cavite. <br /> The 8 rays of the sun stands for the first eight provinces particularly in Luzon who revolted against the Spanish Government.

Lotuses are symbols of purity and 'spontaneous' generation and hence symbolize divine birth. According to the Lalitavistara, 'the spirit of the best of men is spotless, like the new lotus in the [muddy] water which does not adhere to it', and, according to esoteric Buddhism, the heart of the beings is like an unopened lotus: when the virtues of the Buddha develop therein the lotus blossoms. This is why the Buddha sits on a lotus in bloom. In Tantrism, it is the symbol of the feminine principle. The lotuses are usually differentiated by their colour and grouping, in three or five flowers, which may or may not be combined with leaves. White lotus This symbolizes Bodhi, the state of total mental purity and spiritual perfection, and the pacification of our nature. It generally has eight petals corresponding to the Noble Eightfold Path of the Good Law. It is the lotus found at the heart of the Garbhadhatu Mandala, being the womb or embryo of the world. It is characteristic of the esoteric sects, and the lotus of the Buddhas. Red lotus This symbolizes the original nature of the heart (hrdaya). It is the lotus of love, compassion, passion, activity and all the qualities of the heart. It is the lotus of Avalokitesvara. Blue lotus This is the symbol of the victory of the spirit over the senses, of intelligence and wisdom, of knowledge. It is always represented as a partially opened bud, and (unlike the red lotus) its centre is never seen. It is the lotus of Manjusri, and also one of the attributes of Prajnaparamita, the embodiment of the 'perfection of wisdom'. Pink lotus This is the supreme lotus, generally reserved for the highest deity, sometimes confused with the white lotus it is the lotus of the historical Buddha. Purple lotus This is the mystic lotus, represented only in images belonging to a few esoteric sects. The flowers may be in full bloom and reveal their heart, or in a bud. They may be supported by a simple stem, a triple stem (symbolizing the three divisions of Garbhadhatu: Vairocana, lotus and vajra), or a quintuple stem (symbolizing the Five Knowledges of Vajradhatu). The eight petals represent the Noble Eightfold Path and the eight principal acolyte deities of the central deity on the mandalas. The flowers may also be depicted presented in a cup or on a tray, as a symbol of homage. from http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/history/b_lotus.htm

The Mecklenburg Decleration of Independence and the Hafflix Resolves

the blue represents the blue skies and the white represents snow on the Andes. the sun means may sun if you need it

The Ethiopian flag is very unique. It has a background of a green, yellow, and red stripes. On top of that is a five pointed star inside a blue circle.

The Cuban flag has five stripes. Three blue and two white.

It has 3 stripes- one red, 1 white,(in the middle.) and another red on the other side.

When it was first conceived in 1918 the Lithuanian flag was meant to show the national colours of Lithuanians, often found on national clothes. After the 2nd independance in 1990 (from Soviet Russia) it is taken to be: Yellow - for the sun that shines on Lithuania

Green - for the fields that give life to Lithuania and Red - for the blood of Lithuanians, shed to protect their country.

June 14, observed in the United States in commemoration of the adoption in 1777 of the official U.S. flag

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It reflects hardship.