The blue signifies the wish of people to live under a peaceful sky, and orange is for creative talent and a hard-working nation. When Armenia gained its independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union and formed the First Republic of Armenia, it adopted the current flag choosing the colors used during the Lusignan period: blue, red, and yellow.
The House of Lusignan was a noble house of French origin, which at different times controlled numerous states in Europe and the Levant, including the lands of Cyprus, Jerusalem, and Armenia.
An earlier prototype of the new Armenian flag was a rainbow flag, which was ultimately rejected. The government chose to replace yellow with orange because it blended better with other colors and created a more pleasing composition. Armenia marks the National Flag day on June 15 each year. The date is the day when the Assembly passed the law on the National Flag of Armenia on June 15, However, the very first celebration of the Armenian tricolor flag took place in The flag can be seen everywhere today, on governmental buildings, embassies, and even from the balconies and windows of the residential houses.
We and our partners use cookies to better understand your needs, improve performance and provide you with personalised content and advertisements. To allow us to provide a better and more tailored experience please click "OK". Sign Up. The flag of Armenia was designed by Stepan Malkhasyants. He was an Armenian academician, philologist, linguist, and lexicographer. During his career, Malkhasyants translated many works of Armenian classical historians. The chosen red, blue, and orange flag colors come from the Lusignan period.
At that time, the red, blue, yellow flag was the official. Soon yellow was replaced by orange as it better merged with the other two colors. And still, the orange color has a symbolic meaning. As for the beginning, the ratio of the national flag was Later, it was changed to The other prototype that was rejected was the rainbow version of the flag.
However, this prototype is saved and kept in the House-Museum of Martiros Saryan, in the capital city of Yerevan. During different periods of time, Armenia had various flags. For instance, during the Armenian history, each dynasty introduced its flag usually, with a symbolizing animal. This animal could be a tiger, eagle, dragon or any other animal. For example, there were two eagles gazing at each other, and a flower between them, in the flag of the Artaxiad Dynasty.
The background of the flag was red. According to one of the explanations, the color red is taken as a symbol of the blood of the Armenian nation. During history, these people have much struggled against foreign invasions.
The top stripe is red, the middle is blue, and the bottom is orange. The colors of the flag have various interpretations. Blue represents the will of Armenians to live under peaceful skies, while orange denotes the hardworking nature and creative talent of Armenian citizens.
The flag has a height to length proportion ratio of In the past, various dynasties have adopted different flags in the Armenian empire. The Artaxiad Dynasty used the first flag between BC and 1AD, comprising of three charges, and two eagles separated by a flower on a red cloth. Other dynasties that had flags in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia include Rubenid Dynasty , the Hethumid Dynasty , and the Lusignan Dynasty The first modern flag was adopted in after the split of Armenia between the Ottoman and Persian Empires.
In , a new flag was introduced, which added a blue fess to the preceding flag's design. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Armenia gained its independence and the First Republic of Armenia adopted the current national flag; which was based on the colors used during the Lusignan period.
The Armenian National Assembly passed a law governing the use of the flag on June 15, Armenia adopted its national coat of arms on April 19, It consists of an eagle and a lion holding onto a shield, with the shield itself being divided into five sections. The center section depicts Noah's Ark sitting on top of Mount Ararat, and within the surrounding sections are symbols of old Armenian dynasties Bargratunides, Arshakounides, Artashesides, and Rubenides.
Below the shield rest five elements: a sword for power and strength , a broken chain for independence , wheat for their hard-working nature , a feather for intellectual and cultural heritage , and a ribbon for the flag. The Eagle and the lion are ancient Armenian symbols. Golden is the main color of the Armenian Coat of Arms and the foregoing colors emblematize the colors of the national flag.
Mikayel Nalbandian — an Armenian writer had penned the lyrics, with a Lebanese-Armenian composer, Barsegh Kanachyan composing the music. The national anthem was first adopted in and then modified and re-adopted on July 1, , by the Supreme Soviet of the constituent Republic. Being intrinsic to civic education, the anthem prominently features in the classrooms of the schools in the country and this dignification of the national anthem encourages the students to sing it every day.
The national anthem of Armenia also mentions the flag in the second and third stanzas, citing its creation.
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