What does Senegal's flag symbolize?

Answer 1

The flag of the Republic of Senegal was adopted on 20 August 1960, it consists of three vertical stripes and equal, colors arranged according to the pan tricolor French model by adding at its center the star in 5 branches of freedom and progress, The motto of the Republic of Senegal is: One People - One Goal - One Faith

green: Islam progress and hope. Christians see this color in the sign of hope and animists that of fertility. The colors three in number are the expression of the Christian trinity, a sign of unity.

yellow: Countries natural wealth and progress. It represents the fruit of a people who gave priority to economic problems, whose only solution allow elevation of the level of culture. This is the second objective of the Senegalese nation, because if the gold is material, it also claims its intellectual and spiritual vocation is the color of the spirit of Arts and Letters. The teachers dress is yellow letters.

red: the color of courage and sacrifice, bravery and military elite. This color also expresses the ardent determination and strength determination must animate each of the Senegalese in the fight against underdevelopment.

Star: a symbol common to all civilizations and all religions. It represents both perfection, light and knowledge. It is a sign not uncommon in the symbolic black Africa. It represents the sky and hence the spiritual values of a people that is not only rice and bread. It is green to signify particular expressed hope the independence of the Republic of Senegal. Finally the five branches also represent the ideogram of the man, who was on gold flag of the Federation of Mali

Answer 2

red

white

blue

white

green

The Gambian flag consists of 5 horizontal stripes in the following order, at the top is a red stripe and at the bottom is a green stripe of equal width. In the middle there is a narrower blue stripe bordered on either side by a thinner white band.

The red is said to signify the sun shining on the river, the blue that river running through its centre, the green the land, forest,agriculture and the white peace,unity and purity.

Answer 3

The Senegal flag symbolizes or represents several things separated by each color. # The green stripe represents Islam, progress, and hope. # The yellow stands for countries national wealth and progress. # The red represents the common African struggle for Independence. # The star represents unity and hope.

Answer 4

The Senegal flag has three vertical stripes of green, yellow and red respectively with a star in the center.

Green is to the left,yellow inthe middle,and red at the end. The star is green in the center of the flag.

Answer 5

The flag has four colours that represent the following:

green - Natural Resources i.e. forestry and vegetation

yellow - the vast mineral resources found in the country

black - the people of Tanzania

blue - the water bodies found in the country i.e. rivers, lakes and the Indian ocean

Answer 6

The colors on the Nigerian flag have many meanings to some, but their true meanings are as follows. The white in the flag stands for honesty and peace while the green stands for love, hope and joy.

Answer 7

it means peace and love.

it's when they got there independence from fance!

Answer 8

The green stripe represents Islam, progress and hope