One Hundred Flags
for peace pole dedication ceremonies
This is new for 2010. There are six strings of flags. Each string of flags is 30 feet long and holds 20 flags. That adds up to 120 flags, but 17 of them appear twice. So it is the flags of 103 countries.
If you buy one of my larger peace poles (over $1,000) I will loan the collection of all of these flags to you for the dedication ceremony for your peace pole for free. Just ship it back to me. With smaller peace poles, I charge $25 for the wear and tear and shipping.
The Arabian Flag string contains the flags of these
countries:
Arab League, Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Dijibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait,
Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Palestine, Saudi Arabia,
Somalia, Sudan, Syria, UAE, Yemen, Tunisia.
The Latin American string contains the flags of these
countries:
Argentina, Honduras, Peru, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Venezuela,
Uruguay, Chile, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Cuba, Panama, Brazil, Bolivia, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica.
The European string contains the flags of these countries:
Poland, Russia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Scotland, United
Kingdom, Greece, Italy, Potrugal, Spain, Vatican City, Austria, Belgium, France,
Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland.
The African string contains the flags of these countries:
Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Sucan, Tanzania,
Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe.
The Asian string contains the flags of these countries:
Afghanistan, Armenia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India,
Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan,
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam.
The International string contains repeats of flags from
other strings plus three that none of the others contained - USA, Canada and
Israel:
USA, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russian Republic,
Sweden, Australia, China, Greece, Spain, India, Kenya, Mexico, Ethiopia, Israel,
South Korea, and Brazil.
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This spring I will take photos of arrangements of flags at ceremonies, but for now, as food for thought, I'll say that one way to proceed would be to tie one end of each string to the top of the pole and the other end to a stake in the ground that is at least 3 feet high to keep the flags from dragging on the ground. All of the strings could be leading away from one side of the pole so that the area on the other side is clear for people. Or, if, instead of stakes, the far end of the strings were tied to posts like volleyball net posts that are held upright by a cords tied to stakes, then all the flags would be high enough for people to congregate underneath. In that case, the flags could lead away from every side of the peace pole and the people could gather under them.
Of course, the flags also could be strung in a circle outlining the area around the gathering.
I'm looking forward to seeing photos of the creative ways you think to use them.