OCTOBER 15, 2024 — The National Sports Festival of Japan concluded in Saga City on Tuesday with a vibrant closing ceremony featuring all 47 flags representing Japan’s prefectures, reported Saga Shimbun. A group of 100 high school and university students from Saga Prefecture performed as flag bearers and dancers in a performance aimed at expressing…
OCTOBER 15, 2024 — In preparation for the 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16), the official flag of the event is now flying at government buildings in Bogotá, including Casa de Nariño, the official residence of Colombia’s president, according to the Colombian Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development. The flag features a white background with…
OCTOBER 15, 2024 — On Tuesday morning, supporters of a new proposed city flag for Raleigh met with council members to promote their design, reported CBS17. The proposed flag features elements from Sir Walter Raleigh’s coat of arms—a red shield with five silver diamonds—merged with the city’s iconic acorn emblem, which reflects Raleigh’s identity as…
OCTOBER 15, 2024 — The Milwaukee Common Council has once again postponed a decision on whether to adopt the “Sunrise Over the Lake” design, known as the “People’s Flag,” as the city’s official flag, reported the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The sponsor of the effort, Ald. Peter Burgelis, initially proposed a substitute resolution during Tuesday’s meeting…
OCTOBER 15, 2024 — A delegation from Gourin, Brittany, returned on Sunday, October 13, from a trip to Alberta, Canada, to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the founding of Gourin, Alberta, reported Le Télégramme. The names of the two towns are no coincidence. In 1914, Joseph and Marie-Louise Ulliac left their home in Gourin, Brittany,…