Thats because flags are often the most obvious symbols of our home and means of assimilation.
These designs and customs demonstrate how flags can make a real difference in the world.
Read on for five beautiful stories about the flags, their design, and the history behind them.
From left to right: Vexillology flag, Rainbow flag, True South flag, The International Flag of Planet Earth
These stories might even turn you into a certified vexillophile!
What are vexillology and vexillography?
Vexillology Flag
Vexillologyis the study of flags.
Vexillology Flag
These flags hold a lot of symbolism.
It was designed by artist and activistGilbert Bakerto celebrate the diversity of the LGBTQ+ community and movement.
The current design includes six colors which, like the original flag, each represent an important idea.
Photo: prudek/DepositPhotos
These flags were an important farewell gift given to Japanese soldiers, especially during World War II.
TheOBON SOCIETYis working to reconnect the families of veterans with their old good luck flags.
Yosegaki hinomaru are still used today, though not as a farewell to war.
Rainbow Flag by Gilbert Baker
Designed by journalist Evan Townsend, this flag was produced as a nonpolitical project to create a symbol forAntarctica.
The design forTrue Southis focused on an icy white peak representing the mountains and icebergs of Antarctica.
It is mirrored on a compass arrow that together creates a diamond shape in blue and white.
Yoseegaki Hinomaru flag of Eihachi Yamaguchi
The two horizontal strips on the flag represent the long days and nights on the frigid continent.
The International Flag of Planet Earthis one of several personal ideas proposed for a flag to represent our planet.
Though the flag is not official, it is becoming a popular proposal for the flag of planet Earth.
Photo: prudek/True South Flag
Photo: prudek/The International Flag of Planet Earth
