The
Flag of Romania - Description of the Romanian Flag
As the above picture of the Romanian Flag indicates a tricolor
of Blue, Yellow and Red
The description of
the Romanian Flag is as follows:
Three equal
vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red
According to
Ancient and Heraldic traditions much symbolism is associated
with colors. The colors on the Romanian flag represent the
following:
Yellow - a
symbol of generosity
Red -
hardiness, bravery, strength & valour
Blue -
vigilance, truth and loyalty, perseverance & justice
All Flag
pictures depict flags flying, from the viewer's point of view,
from left to right
The shape and flag ratio of the Romanian flag is described as 2:3 ( length 1½ times the
height )
The Meaning
& History of the Romanian Flag - The previous Communist
national flag(1947-1989), contained the national coat of arms in
the centre yellow band
The Romanian flag
was adopted on December 27 1989
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
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Flag History &
Evolution:
The idea of
flying a flag grew from the requirements of ancient warfare and
the battlefield
Shields were
painted with emblems to identify Friend or Foe
Warriors
needed to know where their leaders were - the custom of carrying
a pole was adopted
An emblem
such as a shield, animal or religious device was attached to the
pole for identification
The emblems
were also used for identity and to cover suits of armour - Coats
of Arms were born
These
emblems were the forerunners of modern flags
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
The strict
rules of Heraldry are still used when designing an emblem and
creating a modern flag
Romanian
Flag Etiquette
Romanian Flag etiquette is very strict and is is
essential that Flag protocols and rules are followed correctly
Basic Flag
Etiquette applies to all nations, including Romanian as follows:
Etiquette relating to the order of
precedence for the flag
National Flag of
Romanian
State Flag of
Romanian
Military Flag of
Romanian (in order of creation date)
Other Flag of
Romanian
The United Nations uses alphabetical order
when presenting a national flag including the Romanian Flag. Their flag etiquette ensures
that no one country's flag has precedence over another country's
flag
The National flag of
Romanian 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
The Romanian flag should never be allowed to drag
along the ground
A tattered or faded flag of
Romanian should be removed
and replaced with a new flag
Due care and
consideration must be taken to ensure that the Romanian flag is
always
flown the correct way up
A Flag of Romanian, 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 Romanian Flag display
Hoist - the
act or function of raising the Romanian flag, as on a rope
Half Staff
or Half Mast - the Romanian flag is hoisted to half of the potential
height of the flag pole to denote grief and mourning
Performed
by first raising the Romanian flag to the top, then lowering the
Romanian Flag halfway
Distress -
denoted by flying the Romanian flag upside-down
Manner of
hoisting - The Romanian flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered
ceremoniously
No
disrespect should be shown to the Romanian flag
The Romanian 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 Romanian
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
The
Romanian flag should be hoisted first and lowered last
International Flag relating to
Romanian
Flag usage forbids the
display of the flag of one nation above that of another nation
in time of peace
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Romania
Location:
South-eastern Europe, bordering the Black
Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine
Romanian Land Size : 230,340 sq km
Romanian Climate / Weather : temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow
and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms
Romanian Population
: 22,355,551 (July 2004 est.)
Romanian Capital
City: Bucharest
Romanian GDP:
$154.4 billion (2003 est.)
Main Industries :
textiles and footwear, light machinery and auto assembly,
mining, timber, construction materials, metallurgy, chemicals,
food processing, petroleum refining
Main Colors of the
Romanian Flag :
Blue, Yellow and Red
Commonly mis-spelt
as Rumanian
The Slavs
The Slavic
people who were the most numerous ethnic group in Europe:
The 'West
Slavs' were the Poles, the Czechs and the Slovaks
The 'East
Slavs' consisted of Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusians
The 'South
Slavs' consisted of Bulgarians, Romanian, Croats, Macedonians Serbs and
Slovenians
In the early
Middle Ages Slavs were often used as slaves which is possibly
the origin of the generic term 'Slavs'
Concise History of
Romania & its Flag
The name
Romania (formerly spelled Rumania or Roumania) comes from Rome
or the Roman Empire
10,000BC
Upper Paleolithic (the Old Stone Age) period
5000 -
3000BC Neolithic (New Stone Age) period
3000BC -
1000BC Bronze Age period
The ancient
Kingdom of Romania was called Dacia
650 BC
Information about the Dacians is first documented by the Greeks
15 BC The Romans had begun to
extend their empire to include Dacia which was re-named as
Romania
50-100AD - The spread of
Christianity
103-105AD
The Roman provinces of Moesia Superior and Dacia were connected
by a bridge over the Danube for Emperor Trajan
395 to 1453 - The Byzantine Empire
or Eastern Roman Empire was the eastern section of the Roman
Empire, with its capital at Constantinople. The Byzantine Empire
was called the Roman Empire or, in later centuries, Romania
Romania was made up of a number of
small states, including Transylvania, Wallachia & Moldavia, each
with an independent ruler
1428 Vlad Tepes (Vlad the Impaler),
the son of Vlad Dracul (Vlad the Dragon), is born
1463 Vlad the Impaler becomes
Prince of Wallachia
1443 Vlad the Impaler is taken
hostage by the Turks
1451 Vlad the Impaler flees to
Transylvania
1476 Vlad the Impaler is
assassinated. In 1897 "Dracula" by Bram Stoker is published in
England
1703-1711
War, led by the Prince of Transylvania, against the Habsburgs
failed
1859 - The
modern Romania was born when the principalities of Moldavia and
Wallachia merged
1895 Oct 1,
Romanians in Constantinople were massacred
1914 Outbreak of WWI Romania fights
on Allied side
1916 Aug 28, Germany declared war
on Romania
1916 Sep 1, Bulgaria declared war
on Romania
1938 - King Carol II establishes
dictatorship
1938 - 1940
Germany raise treaties in Munich and Vienna in which Southern
Slovakia and Northern Transylvania were returned to Hungary
September
1939 World War II starts
1940 Soviet
Union delivered an ultimatum to Romania and 2 days later
occupied Bessarabia and North Bukovina
1941 -
Romania fights on German side against Soviet Union
August 1945
The United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
1945 The
Allies of World War II defeat Germany
1947 -
Romania regains Transylvania. King Michael abdicates. Romanian
People's Republic proclaimed
1955 -
Romania joins Warsaw Pact
1965 -
Nicolae Ceausescu becomes Romanian Communist Party leader
1989 - The
reign of Romanian president Nicolae Ceausescu was ended with an uprising
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