{"id":309857,"date":"2023-10-16T13:49:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T17:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=309857"},"modified":"2023-10-16T13:49:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T17:49:05","slug":"dominica-celebrates-flag-day-today-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/dominica-celebrates-flag-day-today-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominica celebrates Flag Day today"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_309858\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-309858\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-309858 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dominica-flag-642x326.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"325\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-309858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dominican flag<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today is being observed as Flag Day in Dominica. As part of the celebrations, a Flag Day Motorcade was organized by the Commonwealth of Dominica Cultural Division.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A number of students from various schools across the island were spotted in large groups flying the Dominica Flag. Flag Day was instituted by the Cultural Division as part of Independence Celebrations in order for the population to display and give recognition to the flag.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The flag is one of Dominica\u2019s symbols of nationhood and national identity. It is the product of the recent design of November 3, 1988.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The flag consists of a circular emblem of red bearing a blue-chested Sisserou Parrot standing on a twig. The parrot which must always face the flag pole, is encircled by ten lime-green stars. The ten stars are outlined in yellow. This is superimposed by three vertical and three horizontal stripes of yellow, black, and white forming a triple-colored cross against a general background of forest green. Each symbol and color seen on the flag has a specific meaning and purpose.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first official version of Dominica\u2019s flag was officially revealed on November 3, 1978, at the Government headquarters. It was designed by the late cultural icon, Dr. Alwin Bully for a flag competition held earlier that year. Whereas most flags have a maximum of four colors, Dominica\u2019s national flag has eight which makes it more complex and expensive to produce.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dominicans at home and abroad are encouraged to display their flags throughout the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Today is being observed as Flag Day in Dominica. 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