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New Jersey Flag - Meaning
The study of flags is called Vexillology and comes from the Latin
word vexillum ("flag") and the Greek suffix -logy ("study").
The word "flag" is derived from the old Saxon word "fflaken" which means
to fly or to float in the air. The idea of flying a flag grew from the
requirements of ancient warfare and the battlefield. Shields were
painted with emblems or symbols to identify friend or enemy. Warriors
needed to know where their leaders were hence the custom of carrying a
pole was adopted and subsequently the idea of flags began! Flags and
banners were even mentioned in the bible, the following quote is
from the bible book entitled Song of Solomons, (6:10): "Thou
art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible
as an army with banners."
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New Jersey Flag
- Description
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The
background color of the New Jersey Flag is buff
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The
color of the state seal is Jersey blue
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The Coat
of Arms of the State of New Jersey includes:
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A
shield containing three plows symbolizing New
Jersey's agricultural tradition
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A
knight's helmet
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A
horse's head as the crest of the helmet
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The
female figures Liberty and Ceres, representative
of the state's motto
(Liberty is holding a staff with a liberty cap
on the top and Ceres is holding an overflowing
cornucopia, also known as a horn of plenty)
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The
streamer at the foot of the emblem displays the
New Jersey State Motto "Liberty and Prosperity",
and 1776, the year of independence
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New Jersey Flag- Color Symbolism
According to
Ancient and Heraldic traditions there is a vast amount of symbolism
associated with the color of a nations flag. The full development of
heraldry in about 1200AD also brought sophisticated design of flags,
some of which includes a Coat of Arms.
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A
Yellow flag is the quarantine flag of all nations; also carried
at a vessel's fore, to denote that an infectious
disease is on board
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White flag - A white flag is a sign of truce and is carried or
displayed to an enemy, as an invitation to conference, or for
the purpose of making some communication not hostile
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National flag - A flag of a particular country, on which some
national emblem or device, is emblazoned
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Red flag - A red flag is displayed as a signal of danger or
token of defiance; the emblem of anarchists
New Jersey Flag- Information
New Jersey is located in the North Eastern and
Middle Atlantic regions of the USA. The state of New Jersey is bordered
to the north and east by New York and on the southeast and south by the
Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania, and on the southwest by the
state of Delaware
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The coat of arms used in the flag of New Jersey was designed by
Pierre Eugene du Simitiere in 1777
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The coat of arms in the flag of New Jersey is also used for Seal
of the State of New Jersey
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The pledge of allegiance to the New Jersey state flag is:
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New Jersey Capital City: Trenton
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State Nickname: Garden State
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State Motto: Liberty and Prosperity
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Largest City: Newark
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State Bird: American Goldfinch
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State Animal: Horse
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State Insect: European Honey Bee
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State Flower: Common Meadow Violet
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State Tree: Northern Red Oak
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State Fruit: Northern Highbush blueberry
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State Vegetable: Jersey tomato
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Size: 8,721 sq mile
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Highest Point: High Point, Kittatinny Mountains
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Largest river: Atlantic Ocean, Sea Level
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State Slogan: Come See For Yourself
New Jersey Flag
- Definition
Flags are
defined as symbols or emblems usually consisting of a rectangular
piece of cloth of distinctive design. Flags are also often used as a
signalling device and method of communication. All US government buildings
are decorated with flags. A cloth usually bearing a device or
devices and used to indicate nationality, party, etc., or to give or
ask information; commonly attached to a staff to be waved by the
wind; a standard; a banner; an ensign; the colors; as, the national
flag; a military or a naval flag.
New Jersey Flag
- Facts
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All
Flag pictures show flags flying, from the viewer's
point of view, from left to right
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The
Study of the Flags is known as Vexillology
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The
upper left quarter of the flag is known as the
Canton
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A Flag
share is the flag officer's share of prize money
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People
with an interest in flags are called Vexillologists
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The New Jersey Flag should
never be allowed to drag along the ground
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The
idea of flying a flag came from the requirements of
ancient warfare in the battlefield
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The
shape and flag ratio of the New Jersey Flag is 1:2
(the length is twice the height)
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To dip the flag
is the process of lowering and quickly restore it to its
place is often done as a mark of respect
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When
presenting a nations flag, the United Nations uses
alphabetical order, this includes the New Jersey Flag. Their
flag etiquette ensures that no one country's flag
has precedence over another country's flag
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A tattered or
faded New Jersey Flag should be removed and replaced with a new New Jersey Flag
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The New Jersey Flag should
always be flown the correct way up, it is vital that due
care and consideration is taken to ensure this
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The two women
depicted on the New Jersey flag are Liberty and Ceres
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The state of New
Jersey is nicknamed the 'Garden State' because of its long
agricultural tradition
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The coat of arms
on the New Jersey Flag was designed by Pierre Eugene du
Simitiere in 1777
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Every school in
the state of New Jersey is required to fly the US flag and
all children who attend are required by law each day to
salute the US flag and recite the following pledge of
allegiance to the flag: "I pledge allegiance to the flag of
the United States of America and to the republic for which
it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty
and justice for all,"
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The colors of
the New Jersey flag were chosen by General George Washington
Displaying the New Jersey Flag- Did you know?
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The act or
function of raising the New Jersey Flag, as on a rope is referred to as
hoisting
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To denote grief
and mourning, the New Jersey Flag is hoisted to half of the potential
height of the flag pole , this is called flying the flag at
Half Staff or Half Mast and is carried out by firstly
raising the New Jersey Flag to the top, then lowering the New Jersey Flag halfway
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To show distress
the New Jersey Flag is flown upside-down
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Always hoist the
New Jersey Flag briskly and lower the New Jersey Flag ceremoniously
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No disrespect
should be shown to the New Jersey flag
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The New Jersey Flag should
never be displayed, used, fastened or kept in such a way as
to allow the Flag to be easily torn, soiled, or damaged in
any way
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The New Jersey Flag should
never have placed upon it, nor on any part of it, nor
attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure,
design, picture, or drawing on the flag of any nature
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To strike, or
lower the New Jersey Flag is the process of hauling it down. It is a
token of respect, submission, or, in an engagement, of
surrender
Dream Definition -
New Jersey Flag
Seeing your
national flag in your dream means peace and/or prosperity.
Seeing a flag of a foreign nation indicates a breach of trust
between friends.
New Jersey Flag
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