Green flag
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A green flag has various meanings.
National flags
[edit]- The flag of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya was a plain green flag.[1]
- The flag of Saudi Arabia has a field of green, which represents Islam.[2]
- Irish nationalism was traditionally represented with a green flag.[3] The current flag of Ireland is a tricolour with green representing the Irish Catholics, orange representing the Irish Protestants, and white in the middle to represent peace.[4]
- The former flag of Mauritania.[5]
- Various green-striped American flags flew during the Revolutionary War, with green representing the 'color of hope'.
Other
[edit]- A green flag is part of a set of racing flags and indicates the beginning or resumption of an auto race.
- The actual flags flown in parks and gardens that have received the Green Flag Award.[6] A green flag is also used in scratch.
- On rail transport in Great Britain and Ireland, green flags are sometimes used (less often than in the past) by railway guards as a signal to engine drivers that they can proceed.
- By analogy to the use of red flags as a warning symbol of negative traits, specifically in the context of dating and intimate relationships, a "green flag" is used to mean a sign of a positive trait in a person.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Flag of Libya | History, Design, Colors | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ "Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia Flag". Saudi Flag Day. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ "National Flag". Never Such Innocence. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ "Ireland National Flag | Made in the UK". flagmakers.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ "Mauritania has a new flag". Quartz. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ "Benefits of Green Flag Award". www.greenflagaward.org. Retrieved 2023-10-26.