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The art of flag throwing dates back to medieval guilds (principally in Italy). A guild's banner or flag was considered a symbol of purity, and as such it was not allowed to touch the ground.
. In acrobatical flag throwing, the thrower uses both hands to move the flag in a sitting, laying, or kneeling posture.The tradition of flag throwing is thought to have arisen from medieval battle, the ensign carrier being one of the most important soldiers on the field of battle, carrier of the symbol of the army, expected to defend the flag with his life and rally the troops to its colours. In the event of his being overcome, he would throw the flag to a comrade and so began the practice of hurling the banner high in the sky to land safely in the hands of another.
Trying something different. A portrait of the day.
Flags in the wind at the Ganpati beach shack, at the southern end of Zandvoort aan Zee.
Best seen in large, and with a computer that does proper colour management.
BB 61 USS Iowa @ Suisun Bay, CA, BB 62 USS New Jersey @ Camden, NJ , BB 63 USS Missouri @ Pearl Harbor, HI and BB 64 USS Wisconsin @ Norfolk, VA
Bugle Rock Garden, Bangalore
flag though not an official , is considered as flag of Karnataka state and/or of Kannada Language
A lovely day, a lovely flag, a lovely banner. And the 2015 rowing season at DSR – my last after 11 active years – has officially begun.
Flag of Spain:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Spain
Spain:
National Anthem: