- Syriac flag
The Syriac flag (Syriac: ܐܬܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ , "Otho Suryeyto") is the flag that universally represents the Syriac nation in the homeland and in the diaspora.
The Syriac flag has it history when
André Dupont-Sommer made diggings in the historicalAramaean villageTell-Khalaf ,Syria in the beginning of the 20th century.He found a
relief that shows three demons carrying the bewinged sunrelief.
The Syriacs inSyria started to use this symbol as an honour to theirAramaean origin.The sun is representing the universe, the wings as symbol for everything between the universe and earth, the flowers (that looks as stars) is a symbol for the four cardinal points and all life in earth. These three symbolize the universe.
The red background was chosen because of all blood that has been spilled out due to all suffering and persecutions. The yellow color is symbolizing the hope for a own country, since Syriacs are a people living without their own state. [ [http://flags-of-the-world.net/flags/sy%7Darama.html#des flag of Syriac-Aramaic People (Syria) flags ] ] [ [http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/Flags/sy%7Darama.html Syriac-Aramaic People (Syria) ] ]
References
*The Syriacs, Syriac Federation in Sweden, Pages: 23-24 [http://www.syrianska-riks.org/images/Syrianerna_ett_HÄFTE.pdf]
See also
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Aramean-Syriac people
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