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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The Romanian Flag and Nation
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