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What Is A Flag?
It is a symbol or sign made of cloth. It can be carried, flown, or waved. And it is used to say that the people who carry it or display it belong to a certain country or organization. The idea of a flag probably originated thousands of years ago among early hunters and warriors. They wanted to be sure that both friends and enemies would be able to identify them and know whether to be ready to fight or to be friendly. Those first flags were probably made of animal skins or the feathers of a bird.
In ancient Egypt, the soldiers carried a pole with the metal image of a bird, animal, or some other object at the end of it. The first flags made of cloth were used by the ancient Chinese and East Indians. It is believed that the Chinese had cloth flags as long ago as 1100 B.C. In early Roman times, the soldiers also carried figures of different animals on poles. Then they began to use cloth flags, too.
During the Middle Ages, flags of all kinds were common in Europe. The Crusaders carried flags In their religious wars. Flags were used by noble or royal families, with special symbols that identified the family. Probably the oldest national flag is that of Denmark. It has a white cross on a red ground and the legend is that it originated in 1219.
What Is The Oldest Flag In History?
The oldest, continuously used national flag is that of Denmark.
When and where was the first flag used?
Answer- The flag was first used by the United States in 1777. It consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows, with a blue square in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 stars. The fifty stars on the flag represent the fifty states of the United States; the 13 stripes represent the 13 British colonies that declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1776; the blue stands for loyalty, vigilance, justice, and public order.
What country has no flag?
Answer- Nepal.
What is the weirdest flag in the world?
1. Kyrgyzstan.
2. Central African Republic.
3. Northern Marianas Islands.
4. Mozambique.
5. Bermuda.
What country has the prettiest flag?
Answer- Mexico.
