Category: Uncategorized
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What Flag Is That 09.22.2023
The recognized Canadian flag for Truth and Reconciliation Day in Canada. It is a day designated by the Federal Government in Canada to officially confess to the truth of the horrid practices and attitudes that created The Residential School system. In Canada this practice continued for 160 years with an estimated 150,000 Indigenous children being…
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What Flag Is That 09.20.2023
The flag of the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand: The Maori. East Polynesian people started arriving in New Zealand as early as 1320. They developed their own distinct culture including language, mythology and performing arts. , As more and more European settlers (mainly English) arrived, at first the relationship was cordial and cooperative.…
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Those electronic frame thingies
Beautiful robes so white, beautiful land of light Beautiful home so bright where there shall come no night Beautiful crown I’ll wear, shining with stars o’er there Yonder in mansions fair, gather us there
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What Flag Is That 09.19.2023
The island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies in the Caribbean region. It is just to the east of St Lucia. Barbados. It is the home of the Kalinago people since the 13th century. The word Barbados is translated from a few different languages as: ‘Bearded Ones’. Like so many islands Barbados…
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WHAT FLAG IS THAT 09.18.2023
The Motor City, Motown, Renaissance City, City of the Straits, The D, D-Town, Hockeytown, The Automotive Capital of the World, Rock City, The 313, The Arsenal of Democracy, The Town That Put The World on Wheels, Tigertown, Détroit, Paris of the West. The City of Detroit. The largest city in Michigan. Metro Detroit with a…
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What Flag Is That 09.16.2023
The fifth smallest, by land area, tenth least populated state: New Hampshire. A beautiful state in the Northeast. New Hampshire was the first colony to say to Great Britain, ‘ya, we aren’t a part of you anymore’, which they did in January 1776. If you have never seen this state in the fall, you have…
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What Flag Is That 09.15.2023
The People’s Republic of China. Beyond any political or governmental tensions, I fly the flag to demonstrate our love for the Chinese People. Seven years ago right now we were in Beijing with our beloved daughters. The flag was another contest sponsored by a committee. After a culture and history of thousands of years, in…
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What Flag Is That 09.14.2023
The Nation of Brunei, Abode of Peace. Located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak. It is separated into two parts by the Sarawak district of Limbang. Brunei is the only sovereign state…
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What Flag is That 09.13.2023
The Kingdom of Norway (the official name of Norway.). This familiar Nordic country in the north of Europe is bordered by Sweden on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other. The country was established in 872 so it has been a continuous country for 1,149 years. It is where the Vikings come from.…
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What Flag Is That 09.04.2023
American Samoa. The unincorporated territory in the South Pacific Ocean. There are five main islands and it is the southernmost US territory. Almost the entire population is bilingual speaking English and Samoan. The history of American Samoa includes that unfortunate word: ‘Colonization’. Basically in 1900 the US began to understand the strategic advantage of having…
