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The
Flag of Hungary - Description of the Hungarian Flag
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As the
above picture of the Hungarian Flag indicates the background is
tri-color - red, white and
green
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The description of
the Hungarian Flag of Norway is as follows:
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According to
Ancient and Heraldic traditions much symbolism is associated
with colors. The colors on the Hungarian flag represent the
following:
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White -
peace and honesty
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Red -
hardiness, bravery, strength & valour
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Green -
hope, joy and love and in many cultures have a sacred
significance
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All Flag
pictures depict flags flying, from the viewer's point of view,
from left to right
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The shape and flag ratio of the Hungarian flag is described as 2:3 ( length 1½ times the
height )
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The Meaning
& History of the Hungarian Flag - the history of Hungary was
enmeshed in the triangle
with Poland and Bohemia
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Flag
Terminology - Did you Know ?
- The design and description
uses specific flag terminology based on Heraldic principles
- Animal blazons should always appear
with the heads facing the flag - staff side
- The Study of the Flags is called
Vexillology
- Your interest in flags makes you a
Vexillologist!
- Increase your knowledge - Play the
Flag Quiz
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Flag History &
Evolution:
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The idea of
flying a flag grew from the requirements of ancient warfare and
the battlefield
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Shields were
painted with emblems to identify Friend or Foe
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Warriors
needed to know where their leaders were - the custom of carrying
a pole was adopted
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An emblem
such as a shield, animal or religious device was attached to the
pole for identification
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The emblems
were also used for identity and to cover suits of armour - Coats
of Arms were born
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These
emblems were the forerunners of modern flags
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The Romans
were the first to use a cloth flag - they were square and
fastened to cross bars at the end of spears - the idea of
fastening a flag to the side of a pole soon followed
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The strict
rules of Heraldry are still used when designing an emblem and
creating a modern flag
Hungarian
Flag Etiquette
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Hungarian Flag etiquette is very strict and is is
essential that Flag protocols and rules are followed correctly
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Basic Flag
Etiquette applies to all nations, including Hungarian as follows:
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Etiquette relating to the order of
precedence for the flag
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The United Nations uses alphabetical order
when presenting a national flag including the Hungarian Flag. Their flag etiquette ensures
that no one country's flag has precedence over another country's
flag
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The National flag of
Hungarian should never be flown
above another national flag on the same staff as this would
suggest superiority, or conversely, inferiority of one flag, or
Nation, over another
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The Hungarian flag should never be allowed to drag
along the ground
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A tattered or faded flag of
Hungarian should be removed
and replaced with a new flag
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Due care and
consideration must be taken to ensure that the Hungarian flag is
always
flown the correct way up
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A Flag of Hungarian, when in such
condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem of display,
should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning in
private with all due care and respect
Terminology & Etiquette in Hungarian Flag display
- Hoist - the
act or function of raising the Hungarian flag, as on a rope
- Half Staff
or Half Mast - the Hungarian flag is hoisted to half of the potential
height of the flag pole to denote grief and mourning
- Performed
by first raising the Hungarian flag to the top, then lowering the
Hungarian Flag halfway
- Distress -
denoted by flying the Hungarian flag upside-down
- Manner of
hoisting - The Hungarian flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered
ceremoniously
- No
disrespect should be shown to the Hungarian flag
- The Hungarian flag
should never be fastened, displayed, used, or stored in such a
manner as to permit the Flag to be easily torn, soiled, or damaged in
any way
- The Hungarian
flag should never have placed upon it, nor on any part of it,
nor attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure,
design, picture, or drawing on the flag of any nature
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Hungarian flag should be hoisted first and lowered last
- International Flag relating to
Hungarian
Flag usage forbids the
display of the flag of one nation above that of another nation
in time of peace
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We hope that the presentation of facts and
information regarding Hungarian Flag Etiquette has provided a useful
resource
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Hungary |
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Location: |
Central Europe, northwest of Romania |
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Hungarian Land Size : 92,340 sq km
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Hungarian Climate / Weather : temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm
summers
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Hungarian
Population : 10,032,375 (July 2004 est.)
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Hungarian Capital
City: Budapest
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Hungarian GDP:
$139.7 billion (2003 est.)
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Hungarian Main Industries :
mining, metallurgy, construction materials, processed foods,
textiles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, motor vehicles
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Hungarian Agricultural
products : wheat, corn, sunflower seed, potatoes, sugar beets;
pigs, cattle, poultry, dairy products
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Hungarian Currency
: forint (HUF)
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Main Colors of the
Hungarian Flag :
red, white and green
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The Celts and Ancient
Hungarian History
- Bronze and Iron Age - The emergence
of the Celts across Europe
- 400BC - By this time the ancient
culture of the Celts had settled in many European countries
including Austria, Britain, France, Holland, Belgium,
Switzerland, Western Germany, Northern Spain, Turkey and Hungary
- The Celts were people from various
tribes and were called Galli by the Romans and Galatai or Keltoi
by the Greeks. These terms all had one meaning in common -
barbarian
- It is from the greek Keltoi that
Celt is derived
- Despite the name of Barbarian the
Celtic society was based almost entirely on pastoralism and the
raising of cattle or sheep
- 15 BC The Romans had begun to
extend their empire. Gallia (in English Gaul) is the Roman name
for the region of Europe occupied by the Celts. The word Gaul
commonly refers to a Celt inhabitant of that region in ancient
times
- 224 - 220 BC - Rome conquered the
Celts
- 390 BC - The Celts sacked Rome
- 280 BC - The Celts sacked many
Greek cities
- 390 BC - The Celts sacked Rome
- 50-100AD - The spread of
Christianity
- 476 AD The Roman Empire collapsed
- Middle Ages - Various different
cultures emerged in the lands of the Celts and the history of
each country changed accordingly
- The above information provides a
concise background to the Ancient Hungarian civilisation
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Concise History of
Hungary & its Flag
- Hungary was
founded by Arpad, who led the Magyars into the Pannonian plains
- 997-1038
King Stephen (also proclaimed a Saint) of the Arpad dynasty
ruled the Hungarian country
- 1241 - 1242
The Mongolian Tartars invasion caused devastation
- 1458-1490
King Matthias reigned
- 1526 War
with Turkey - the Turks defeated the Hungarians beginning 150
years of Turkish occupation
- 1541 Hungary
was divided into three parts
- The Turks
ruled Central Hungary
- The Habsburg
dynasty governed west Hungary
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Hungarians ruled the South Hungary
- 1703-1711
Hungarian War, led by the Prince of Transylvania, against the Habsburgs
failed
- 1848-1849
Hungarian Revolution and the Habsburg Emperor was dethroned but the
Habsburg rule was re-established with the help of Russia
- 1867 Hungary
reached a compromise with the Habsburgs initiating a
double-centred monarchy in Vienna and Pest-Buda
- 1873 Pest,
Buda and Obuda were unified forming Budapest as a major European
city
- 1914 - 1918
First World War - Hungary fights on the losing side and the
monarchy collapses
- 1920 - The
Trianon Treaty reduced Hungary's area by two thirds and the
population by one third
- 1938-1940
Germany raise treaties in Munich and Vienna in which Southern
Slovakia and Northern Transylvania were returned to Hungary
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1939 World War II starts
- 1944 The
Nazis occupy Hungary
- August 1945
The United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- 1945 The
Allies of World War II defeat Germany
- 1945 The
Soviet Union liberated then occupy Hungary
- 1956
Hungarian revolution against Stalinism was defeated
- 1990 The
Soviet Union army leaves Hungary and a Hungarian democracy is set up
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The
Hungarian Flag and Nation
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