Flag Ratio: 2:3Aruba's national flag () was adopted on March 18, 1976. Aruba is a -long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, north of the Paraguaná Peninsula, Falcón State, Venezuela Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The design consists of a field of light blue (called "Larkspur" or "U.N. blue"), two narrow parallel horizontal yellow ("Bunting Yellow") stripes in the bottom half, and a four-pointed white-fimbriated red ("Union Flag red") star in the canton. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security In Heraldry and Vexillology, fimbriation refers to small strips of colour (technically called " tincture " in this sense in heraldry placed around The Union Flag, also known as the Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The design and description of Flags typically uses specialised flag terminology' with precise and technical meanings and is hence a form of Jargon.
The design elements have multiple symbolic meanings:
- The blue field represents the sky, the sea, peace, hope, Aruba's future and its ties to the past.
- The two narrow stripes "suggest the movement toward status aparte". One represents "the flow of tourists to sun-drenched Aruba, enriching the island as well as vacationers", the other "industry, all the minerals (gold and phosphates in the past, petroleum in the early 20th century)". [1] In addition to sun, gold, and abundance, the yellow is also said to represent wanglo flowers.
- The star has particularly complex symbolism.
- It is vexillologically unusual in having four points, representing the four cardinal directions. Vexillology is the scholarly study of Flags The word is a synthesis of the Latin word Vexillum and the suffix –''ology'', meaning "study These refer in turn to the many countries of origin of the people of Aruba. They also represent the four main languages of Aruba: Papiamento, Spanish, English, and Dutch. Papiamento (or Papiamentu) is the Language spoken on the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao (the so-called English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname
- The star also represents the island itself: a land of often red soil bordered by white beaches in a blue sea.
- The red also represents blood shed by Arubans during war, past Indian inhabitants, patriotic love, and Brazil wood. Brazilwood or Pau-Brasil, sometimes known as Pernambuco ( Caesalpinia echinata Syn
- The white also represents purity and honesty.
March 18 is a public holiday in Aruba, known as Flag Day and it is celebrated through carnivals and fairs. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Lists of holidays The words holiday or vacation have related meanings in different English-speaking countries and continents but will usually refer to one of A flag day is a Flag -related holiday—either a day designated for flying a certain flag (such as a National flag) or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event
External links
- Aruban Flag on government website www.aruba.com
- Details on Aruban Flag on Arubaplaza. com
- How Aruba's Flag Was Chosen by Sarah Bollinger
- Aruba at Flags of the World
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