A flag’s central purpose is to capture and display an identity or an idea. They rely on symbolism to achieve this, and as such, the meaning of each component is carefully considered before being made part of the flag. Color is perhaps the most influential of these, and plays an instrumental role in crafting the overall meaning.
While different cultures and people assign different meanings to each color, some meanings are common—let’s look at what they are.
To know the spirit of patriotism, you must look at your country. And when you look at your country, you must look at the people who shaped it. For patriotism ultimately springs from a country’s identity, and that identity is first molded by its creators.
Patriots themselves, America’s Founding Fathers spent their lives thinking about patriotism and liberty. Even though time has passed and things have changed, we can learn from their thoughts and writings on these subjects. Check out some of their famous quotes below!
The newest Patriot Wood flag is a wooden version of the Christian flag. Designed in the early twentieth century, the Christian flag represents all of Christianity—it’s a flag heavy with symbolism and rich in tradition, and a great example of flags carrying stories. Let’s look at some of the things that make the Christian flag special.
While the Jolly Roger flag is romanticized in modern times, its original meaning may shiver your timbers—let’s look at why pirate flags have a black background, which pirate flew the classic skull-and-crossbones flag, and more!
Tomorrow much of the world will be watching Germany and Argentina fight it out for the privilege to lift the World Cup. There’s plenty of history between these two countries and their respective national football teams as this will be the third time they will have faced each other in a World Cup final. (The previous two times were in 1986 and 1990.) In ’86, Argentina won a barnburner of a game 3:2 whereas in ’90, the only goal scored was on a penalty kick which gave Germany the win. One of the players on the 1990 German squad was Jürgen Klinsmann, who is currently the US national team’s head coach.
To honor Sunday’s final, Patriot Wood built two wooden national flags: the German wood flag and the Argentine wood flag.
A flag’s central purpose is to capture and display an identity or an idea. They rely on symbolism to achieve this, and as such, the mea...
To know the spirit of patriotism, you must look at your country. And when you look at your country, you must look at the people who sha...
The newest Patriot Wood flag is a wooden version of the Christian flag. Designed in the early twentieth century, the Christian flag repre...
While the Jolly Roger flag is romanticized in modern times, its original meaning may shiver your timbers—let’s look at why pirate flags h...
Tomorrow much of the world will be watching Germany and Argentina fight it out for the privilege to lift the World Cup. There’s plenty of...
