The cross of St. Piran is very often seen on cars these days. Seeing that at I'm a Dog of Kent, I want to get a Kent 'Invicta' flag for The Volvo at some point:
I'm imagining this is for the same reason that the Irish do not display the St. Patrick's-- it is the symbol of the English, with whom they do not identify. Obviously the St. Patrick's is seen more often, as Northern Ireland is still full of English loyalists.
And they all get to be on the Union Jack, except for poor, poor Wales :(
Incidentally, Wales is the only place I've ever visited in Great Britain. My parents and I took a day trip there while we were vacationing in Ireland in 2002. We visited Bangor, in Gwynedd. Absolutely beautiful, and more than half the population of that area speaks Welsh as a day-to-day language, so it felt exotic and foreign. (Ironically, the only place we ever saw Irish in Ireland was on the street signs -- we never met anyone who could speak it or read it!)
which is strongly related to Heraldry in its most general sense encompasses all matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of officers of arms.[1] To most, though, heraldry is the practice of designing, displaying, describing, and recording coats of arms and badges.
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Saw one of the Dewi Sant crosses when i was out today actually, although they are rare compared to ol' Red there.
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Incidentally, Wales is the only place I've ever visited in Great Britain. My parents and I took a day trip there while we were vacationing in Ireland in 2002. We visited Bangor, in Gwynedd. Absolutely beautiful, and more than half the population of that area speaks Welsh as a day-to-day language, so it felt exotic and foreign. (Ironically, the only place we ever saw Irish in Ireland was on the street signs -- we never met anyone who could speak it or read it!)
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Vexillology is the scholarly study of flags.
which is strongly related to Heraldry in its most general sense encompasses all matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of officers of arms.[1] To most, though, heraldry is the practice of designing, displaying, describing, and recording coats of arms and badges.
The Navy still uses signal flags:
http://www.navysite.de/what/flags.htm
U.S. Navy Signal Flags and their Meaning
This flag seller has a rather good reference for all things including flag etiquette
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