Flags

California respected the California Grizzly Bear, consequently choose this animal to represent all Californians. Japan holds the Sun in high regards, and has traditionally chosen that celestial symbol to represent their people.

Spain

Great Britain

France

United States

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The Flag of Scotland is a white saltire, a crux decussate (X-shaped cross) representing the cross of the Christian martyr Saint Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland, on a blue field.

50 stars are on the US flag, 1 for each state

Because you cannot count? The US Flag has 50 stars, a deck of cards has 52.

European union flag is the symbol of the European Union It represents Europe's unity and identity in a wider sense. The circle of gold stars represents solidarity and harmony between the peoples of Europe.

An oath of loyalty to the U.S. Flag and the nation it represents

No. It was a story made up by her grandson nor did she have anything to do with the selection of the colors or design. Francis Hopkinson is the man who was recognized by Congress for the design of the flag.

However, Betsy Ross DID make flags in an upholstery business that she and her husband operated in Philadelphia.

The design of the flag is decided by a majority vote in both houses of Congress.

If the president wanted it changed, he would have to convince a majority of the

members of each house of Congress to change it.

The stars on the American flag represent the number of states in the Union. For that reason, the appearance of the American flag has changed many times over the years. The original flag, known as "Old Glory," displayed 13 stars to represent the original 13 states when the nation declared its independence from Great Britain in 1776. Today's flag has 50 stars because there are now 50 states. The last two stars were added in 1959, when Alaska and Hawaii joined the Union, bringing the number of states -- and the number of stars on the flag -- from 48 to the present 50. The flag has not changed since then. The stripes represent the 13 original colonies.

No. This is a story her grandson made up. Congress gives credit to Francis Hopkinson who designed the flag. The first flag was made for the navy in 1776 and it was a basic British flag with stripes. The second flag had stars where the British flag had a cross.

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1. Alabama, 2. Alaska, 3. Arizona, 4. Arkansas 5. Colorado 6. California, 7. Connecticut, 8. Delaware, 9. Florida, 10. Georgia, 11. Hawaii, 12. Illinois, 13. Indiana, 14. Idaho, 15. Iowa, 16. Kentucky, 17. Kansas, 18. Louisiana, 19. Massachusetts, 20. Maryland, 21. Mississippi, 22. Maine, 23. Missouri, 24. Michigan 25. Minnesota, 26. Montana, 27. New Jersey, 28. New York, 29. North Carolina 30. New Hampshire, 31. Nevada, 32. Nebraska, 33. North Dakota 34. New Mexico, 35. Oklahoma, 36. Ohio, 37. Oregon, 38. Pennsylvania, 39. Puerto Rico. 40. Rhode Island 41. South Carolina, 42. South Dakota, 43. Tennessee, 44. Texas, 45. Utah, 46. Virginia, 47. Vermont, 48. Wisconsin, 49. West Virginia, 50. Washington, 51. Wyoming, 52. Washington DC EDIT: There are only 50 stars on the flag - count them. The last was added in 1960. Of the 'states' listed here, the two not represented by stars are 39.Puerto Rico, and 52.Washington DC. These are not states, but are often listed with the states as being 'jurisdictions'.

The first US flag had 13 stars, which represented the original 13 colonies.

It represents the blood of Turkish people died during the independence war of Turkey.

The flag on the left is the 'Lion Rampant' which is the old Royal flag of Scotland. The flag on the right is the Scottish National flag also known as the 'Saltire' or St Andrews Cross. Sorry, don't know what happened to the picture.

The U.S. flag had 38 stars from July 4, 1877 until July 4, 1890.

The name of the flag of England or Great Britain, is the Union Jack. It was adopted as their flag in 1801 and features the Cross of Saint Andrew, the Cross of Saint Patrick and the Cross of Saint George as its design.

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American flags do not hang off cranes unless someone died at that sight and they want people to remember them. Similar to what fire fighters did a WTC.

If by hanging you actually mean why is there a flag on top of a crane, then that is a different answer. They usually fly a flag at the top of construction cranes to get an idea of wind conditions and direction which is very important when you are lifting a heavy object high up in the air.

No, the Confederate flag does not represent and never has represented racism. It is a symbol of southern heritage, representing freedom, states rights, individual responsibility, and resistance to an out of control federal government.

It may be true that some racists have used the Confederate flag, but racists also wave the American flag. Consider this: No slave ship ever sailed from a Confederate port or under a Confederate flag. On the contrary, virtually every American slave ship was from either New York or one of the New England states and they all sailed under the United States Flag. Also, at the time of the American Civil War, slavery had been practiced in every state and colony in America and was still being practiced in several northern states, under the Stars and Stripes, even during the War Between the States.

Ulysses S. Grant, commanding general of the United States Army during the Civil War was a slave holder. Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate Army, was against slavery. The Confederate constitution outlawed the slave trade and Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America, proposed a plan to end slavery altogether. There were more free blacks, and also more abolitionists, in the South than in the North. Also, tens of thousands of black soldiers fought for the Confederate States of America in a war which they considered a second American revolution, "War for Southern Independence."

Unfortunately racist groups have used the Confederate flag in recent years, but those same groups, especially the Ku Klux Klan, have historically used the American flag for a much longer period of time.

The truth is, neither the American Flag nor the Confederate Flag is racist. If people who are racists fly either flag, that does not mean the flag itself represents racism.

EDIT: the answer above ignores the fact that the Confederate Constitution specifically protected slavery - Article I Section 9(4) states: "No bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law denying or impairing the right of property in negro slaves shall be passed."

There is no official meaning to the folds of the flag. It provides a dignified ceremonial touch that distinguishes folding a flag from folding an ordinary object such as a bedsheet and because it results in a visually pleasing, easy to handle shape.

Many variations of folding ceremonies and specific meanings assigned to the thirteen folds in the process were adopted by different patriotic and religious interests but have no bearing on the reason for the folding of the flag.

There is no such thing as a Jewish flag.

The State of Israel has Israeli national symbols such as a flag that draw from Jewish inspirations. It is very similar to how there is no such thing as a Lutheran flag, but the cross on the Swedish flag is representative of how Lutheranism is the dominant religion in that country. The modern Israeli flag was created by David Wolffsohn in order to create a flag to represent the Zionist Congress and the Yishuv in Ottoman Palestine.