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  2. Flag desecration - Wikipedia

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    Flag burning is only permitted, in the case of proper disposal of the flag. [103] A crucial point of etiquette for the Philippine flag is that flying it upside-down (i.e., red field over blue), or vertically hanging it with the red to the viewer's left, makes it the national war standard.

  3. Flag of Europe - Wikipedia

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    The flag of Europe or European flag [note 1] consists of twelve golden stars forming a circle on a blue field. It is the official flag of the European Union.It was designed and adopted in 1955 by the Council of Europe (CoE) as a symbol for the whole of Europe.

  4. Viewers Spot an Error During the Paris Olympics Opening Show

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    Interestingly, an upside down flag was at one point an apolitical gesture by sailors to signal distress. In the United States, though, flying the American flag upside down has evolved into a form ...

  5. File:European flag, upside down.svg - Wikipedia

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    This flag is fictitious, proposed, or locally used unofficially.It has not been adopted in an official capacity, and although it may be named as if it was an official flag of a geographical or other entity and have some visual elements that are similar to official logos or flags of that entity, it does not have any official recognition.

  6. Olympics viewers catch a mistake during the opening ceremony ...

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    In the U.S., the upside-down American flag originally served as a nonpolitical signal by sailors indicating their ship was in distress. More recently, it has become a controversial symbol of ...

  7. Upside-down American flag reappears as a right-wing protest ...

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    A 1974 Supreme Court decision upheld the right to display a flag upside down after a university student was accused of violating state law by hanging a flag upside down with peace symbols affixed ...

  8. Flag - Wikipedia

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    The flag of Nepal, a non-rectangular flag that is a double-pennon The Ohio flag, a pennon The flag of Mauritania, a yellow crescent and star on a green field between two red stripes. Flags are usually rectangular in shape (often in the ratio 2:3, 1:2, or 3:5), but may be of any shape or size that is practical for flying, including square ...

  9. Is flying the U.S. flag upside down illegal? Here’s what the ...

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    An upside down flag: A prop for protests or signal for help Many see the inversion of the flag as a sign of disrespect, but it has traditionally been used as a call for help by individuals and groups.