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Today the famous, biannual horse race Palio di Siena is held in Siena. Different districts of the city compete, each with its own flag, often featuring the animal that the district is named after. (images2.imgbox.com)

Here’s an example of the flags hanging at the Siena city hall:...

dead/retired flags part 2 (lemmy.ml)

One of the strangest flags I’ve ever seen it didn’t last very long

Today is the day of the Sámi flag. The flag is used by the Sámi people, an indigenous people living in the north of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. (upload.wikimedia.org)

The circle in the middle symbolizes the sun ad the moon (that’s why it is divided in two). The colors are those used in traditional Sámi clothing. Here’s an example of how the clothes could look:...

dead/retired flags part one (lemmy.ml)

This is a series I used to do over on Reddit I may continue it on here

Flags of the superstates in George Orwell's "1984". (images2.imgbox.com)

Taken from here: www.deviantart.com/…/Tri-State-568249219...

Brazilian state flags (files.catbox.moe)

On this day, August 10 1809, Ecuador declared independence the first time (but the rebellion failed). The revolutionaries used a version of the Spanish cross of Burgundy flag with inverted colors. (lemmy.world)

The original Spanish flag used like this:...

Massachusetts State Flag Redesign (reddthat.com)

I love the colors and design of this flag despite being a shield-on-a-bedsheet. Massachusetts’ official colors are blue, green, and cranberry....

56 years ago today, on August 8 1967, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was founded. Here's their flag, featuring ten bundled rice stalks, symbolizing the ten constituting countries. (upload.wikimedia.org)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASEAN

It's no secret that Estonia has a desire to be a Nordic country. Using a Nordic cross flag has been discussed many times throughout history. There's a few options, which do you think looks best? (files.catbox.moe)

I probably vote on the top alternative

Another proposal for the Jamaican flag, submitted by the public in 1962. Alternatively, a flag for the drug desomorphine (a.k.a. krokodil)? (upload.wikimedia.org)

It was probably for the better that they did not go for this flag. It is hard to think anything else than “Russia with a crocodile”. And at least I relate that to the dangerous semi-synthetic opioid desomorphine, common in Russia, and referred to as “krokodil”....

Proposal for flag of Jamaica, submitted by the public in 1962, based on the coat of arms. (upload.wikimedia.org)

Coat of arms in question:...

61 years ago, August 6 1962, Jamaica gained independence under this flag. It is the only national flag in the world without either blue, red or white. (upload.wikimedia.org)

This was an initial proposal, with the same colors in a slightly boring horizontal triband:...

On this day, August 5 2017, a majority of voters in Mauritania approved a new flag design, adding two red stripes to the old flag, representing the sacrifices of the people defending the country. (images2.imgbox.com)

The previous flag was alongside Jamaica, the only national flag in the world without either blue, red or white....

On this day, August 4 1984, Upper Volta changed its name to Burkina Faso, and adopted its current flag. (upload.wikimedia.org)

The change happened after a coup, headed by the legendary Marxist and pan-Africanist Thomas Sankara. These ideologies are also reflected in the flag, with a Marxist-inspired design and the pan-African color palette. This makes the flag not a nice example of a simple yet beautiful design, but also a good example of how...

Today, flag day is celebrated in Venezuela, to commemorate the first time the tricolor flag was raised on Venezuelan ground in 1806. However, they have gone through quite a version since, as you see. (2.bp.blogspot.com)

Today, August 1, it is 147 years ago since Colorado gained statehood (1876). Here's the state flag, featuring the possibly best usage of a letter in any flag. (upload.wikimedia.org)

Today is the independence day of Vanuatu, gaining its independence July 30 1980 and adapting this flag. (upload.wikimedia.org)

Wikipedia page about the flag...

On this day, July 29 1954, J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Fellowship of the Ring" was published. Here are some fan made flags from Middle Earth. (images2.imgbox.com)

Of course Tolkien devised an entire heraldic tradition for his books. Wikipeadia page about it...

202 years ago today, on July 28 1821, Peru declared its independence. The following years, they would try out some flags before settling on the current one. Here are the historical designs used. (lemmy.world)

Wikipedia page about the flag

Flag of Y Wladfa, a colony established by Welsh immigrants in Argentinian Patagonia in 1865. Today there are 50 000 Welsh descendants in Argentina, of which 5 000 to 12 500 speak Welsh. (upload.wikimedia.org)

Flag in the wild:...

Today is 76 years since India adopted its flag, on July 22 1947. (upload.wikimedia.org)

Originally, the saffron color represented Hindus, the green Muslims, and white other religious communities. However, this is no longer the case, since the symbolism has been redefined to avoid sectarianism. They now symbolize courage and sacrifice, peace and truth, and faith and chivalry respectively....

Today is the national day of Belgium. Here's the Belgian flag. (upload.wikimedia.org)

Wikipedia article...

On this day, July 20 1871, British Columbia joined the Canadian Confederation and became a province. This is the flag of the province. (upload.wikimedia.org)

On this day, July 19 2012, the Kurdish YPG took control of Kobanî in Syria, creating the foundation of the autonomous region Rojava. This is the flag often used to represent it. (upload.wikimedia.org)