Flag of the United States

red, white and blue

where have you been?

It is the international symbolism of someone in distress

The blue field in the top left corner which holds 50 stars for the 50 US states of America. The rest of the flag are 13 red and white stripes (7 red, 6 white) representing the original 13 colonies of Britain on the East Coast.

The blue field with the 50 stars is called the "canton" or the "union." The "field" is what contains the stripes. The "fly" is the length of the flag (left to right). The "hoist" of the flag is the height of the flag on the side that it is attached to a pole or a halyard for raising and lowering.

the colour blue often stands for peace however it can stand for depression Blue is the colour of fidelity.

Used for truth, wisdom, faith, intelligence, peace, meditation, healing, psychism, patience, decision making, poetry, understanding,

Happiness, sleep, dreams, tranquility, the oceans, waters, and the sky.

Blue symbolises the Great Mother, Queen of Heaven, feminine mysteries, The Element Water, the planet Venus, the day Thursday and the Zodiac signs Aquarius & Pisces.

The Norse saw blue as the all encompassing, all penetrating, and omnipresent mystical force of numen and a sign of restless motion. The Europeans connected it with the upper classes (blue-blooded) and it is commonly used as a term of loyalty (true blue).

Use blue in magic spells to protect one's reputation, defeat enemies, protect hearth & home, protect the young and for self-awareness. When combined with white it is said to create confusion among the evil.

The American flag has not changed since Hawaii became a state on August 21, 1959

Other than by human interaction, the flag never has waved on the moon. There are several reasons for this.

First, all of the flags planted on the moon had a support bar across the top to hold the flag "open" rather than hanging limply down the pole. They did this to give the flag an appearance of blowing in the wind. There is no wind on the moon.

Second, the flags did not wave without first being moved by an astronaut (such as the astronaut twisting the pole as it was planted or by brushing the flag as he moved past it). In a low-gravity vacuum the material of the flag will behave differently than it would here on earth. This behavior is often cited as "proof" that the flag was blowing in the wind, which it was not. There is no wind on the moon.

Third, the location the Apollo 11 crew (Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin) planted the flag turned out to be too close to the Lunar Module (LM). The also didn't get the pole very deep into the lunar surface. When the LM lifted off Aldrin saw the flag getting blown over.

Fouth, the flags were simple nylon flags bought at a local department store by NASA, the same you can buy today just about anywhere. After more than 40 years in direct, unfiltered sunlight, unprotected from the harmful radiation of the sun (protection provided to Earth by our atmosphere, something that is notably absent on the moon) the flag has most likely disintegrated into very small pieces, possibly into dust.

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Assuming you are referring to the US flag as there is no such thing as the American flag.

The colors in the flag have no official meaning. Many people have come up with meanings over the past 200+ years, but, unlike several other countries (such as France and Mexico), the US does not officially define the meaning behind the colors used in its flag.

blue for vigilance, perseverance, justice and freedom

pride and hope

It stands for the 13 colonies

The American flag has thirteen alternating red and white stripes (seven red and six white) which represent the thirteen original colonies. In the top left hand corner there are fifty stars on a blue background to represent the current number of states.

Traditionally, colors on flags have been used to represent the political aspirations and tendencies of an era. The strong symbolism behind colors is seen when considering the black, white and red of the National Socialist Party of Germany - where red represented nationalism. However the red on the American flag reflects the goal of being a social democracy. The white of the flag typically represents purity and hope, but also often represents Christianity or the absolution of monarchic rule.

Of course, the 13 stripes of the US flag represent the original colonies that became the first states to declare independence. It was these states, minus Georgia, that convened for the First Continental Congress. Subsequent states accepted to the union were, eventually, represented on the flag by an additional star.

Someone important has died. I t also shows respect for that person.

it is usually flown to symbolize a tragedy, it could be a person as stated above or it could be an event such as pearl harbor or 9/11

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it stands for the original thirteen colonies

The Legend The story behind the term "Old Glory" This famous name was coined by 'Captain William Driver' a shipmaster of Salem, Massachusetts. His mother and her circle of sewers presented him with a beautiful twenty four star flag in 1824. Twice it went around the world In 1831. As he was leaving on one of his many voyages aboard the brig CHARLES DOGGETT - and this one would climax with the rescue of the mutineers of the BOUNTY (the flag was flying when survivors of the mutiny on the "Bounty" were picked up.) As the banner opened to the ocean breeze for the first time, he exclaimed "Old Glory!" He retired to Nashville in 1837, taking his treasured flag from his sea days with him. In 1860, the Captain's wife and daughter took the flag apart, cut off the raveled and frayed seams, replaced the old stars and added new ones to make 34 total (the correct number for the date) and an anchor embroidered in the lower right corner of the canton. The last was to commemorate Capt. Driver's sea service. By the time the Civil War erupted, most everyone in and around Nashville recognized Captain Driver's "Old Glory." When Tennessee seceded from the Union, Rebels were determined to destroy his flag, but repeated searches revealed no trace of the hated banner. Then on February 25th, 1862, Union forces captured Nashville. The Captain was on hand to greet the Ohio Regiment when they became the first to enter the city and they followed the Captain home, where he began ripping at the seams of his bed cover. As the stitches holding the quilt-top to the batting unraveled, the onlookers peered inside and saw "Old Glory"! Captain Driver gently gathered up the flag and returned with the soldiers to the capitol. Though he was sixty years old, the Captain climbed up to the tower to hoist his beloved flag. The Sixth Ohio Regiment cheered and saluted - and later adopted the nickname "Old Glory" as their own, telling and re-telling the story of Captain Driver's devotion to the flag we honor yet today. In 1873, the Captain gave the flag to his daughter, Mrs. Mary Jane Roland, who in turn gave it to President Warren G. Harding in 1922. The President deposited it with the Smithsonian Institution, where it remains to this day. Captain Driver's grave is located in the old Nashville City Cemetery, and is one of the places authorized by act of Congress where the Flag of the United States may be flown 24 hours a day. A caption above a faded black and white picture in the book, The Stars and the Stripes, says that " 'Old Glory' may no longer be opened to be photographed, and no color photograph is available." Visible in the photo in the lower right corner of the canton is an appliqued anchor, Captain Driver's very personal note. "Old Glory" is the most illustrious of a number of flags - both Northern and Confederate - reputed to have been similarly hidden, then later revealed as times changed. -- author unknown

betsy ross

Thirteen red and white stripes.

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

It can be flown whenever you want it to be.

But to answer the question SHOULD it be flown in the rain, no. It should be flown when the weather permits from sunrise to sunset, unless it's an all weather flag.

The American should be displayed 365 days a year from sunrise to sunset, with the exception of days it is raining. If it is raining at sunrise, you do not raise the flag. If it is not raining at sunrise, raise the flag; and if it starts to rain during the day, no matter the flag still stays up and you take it down at normal sunset.