OCTOBER 12, 2024 — Allen County, Indiana, has launched public voting to select a new flag from the top eight designs as part of its bicentennial celebration, reported The Journal Gazette. According to the survey website, the county accepted flag submissions from January 1 to March 29, narrowing down 124 entries along with over 230…
OCTOBER 12, 2024 — Today, “Onbedai,” a traditional offering of dried salted sea bream, was delivered to the Inner Shrine at Ise Jingu as part of a special annual religious ritual, reports Chunichi Shimbun. The sea bream, prepared by the Shinoshima Fishermen’s Cooperative Association, was brought from Shinojima Island, Aichi Prefecture, by six fishing boats…
OCTOBER 12, 2024 — Cédric de Fougerolle, chair of the Société française de vexillologie (French Society of Vexillology), has been interviewed today by Ouest-France in his family home in Terves, Deux-Sèvres. A subscription to Ouest-France is required to read the full interview, in French. The French Society of Vexillology was founded in 1985 by Hervé…
OCTOBER 12, 2024 — The Court’s Vexillologist has finalized the options for Bothwell’s new flag as part of a local competition, with four entries set to be shortlisted. According to the Flag Institute, public voting will begin later this year, and the winning flag will be unveiled in early 2025. The submission period ended on…
OCTOBER 12, 2024 — A 16-year-old has proposed a new flag design for Seba Beach, Alberta, according to their official website. Seba Beach is a summer village – a designation for communities in Alberta with low population that primarily attracts seasonal visitors – that sits 85 km (53 miles) west of Edmonton with a permanent population of 229 in…
OCTOBER 12, 2024 — Residents of Culiacán, Sinaloa were left unsettled on Friday when a Navy helicopter was spotted flying a white flag over the city, sparking widespread speculation. Enfoque Noticias reports that the sight of the flag, in a city recently plagued by drug-related violence, quickly led to rumors of a possible surrender, with…
OCTOBER 12, 2024 — Somalia celebrates Flag Day today. According to the Somali government, this day marks the anniversary of the flag’s creation on that day in 1954 by Mohamed Awale Liban, six years before the country was independent. Prime Minister Calls for Unity Against Islamic Militants Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre led the nation’s…
OCTOBER 11, 2024 — A roofing company in Peoria, Illinois has set the record for the largest flat-roof American flag, WEEK-TV reports. The flag measures nearly 150 feet long (46 meters) and 75 feet tall (23 meters). The company’s owner explained that the idea was inspired by a similar flag installation he saw in 2016…
OCTOBER 11, 2024 — At the Hongyan Spirit Exhibition Hall in China, there is a special exhibit featuring a unique version of the Chinese national flag. Unlike the official design, this flag has one large star in the center, with four smaller stars positioned at each corner. On October 7, 1949, seven days after the…
OCTOBER 11, 2024 — Montenegrin political scientist Ljubomir Filipović has provided clarification on the history of the flag associated with Montenegro’s Green movement, known as the “Gaetusa.” In a column on Cafe del Montenegro, Filipović also dispels a common myth about the origins of the Gaetusa flag. Contrary to the claim found on current Wikipedia,…