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Where does the flag of Indonesia come from?

Where does the flag of Indonesia come from?

The Naval Jack of Indonesia is reserved for sole use by the Indonesian Navy. It flies from the mast of every active Indonesian war ship. The design of the jack is described as nine alternating stripes of red and white.

How is the flag of Indonesia similar to that of Monaco?

The flag of Indonesia is graphically similar to the Flag of Monaco, with a slight difference in the shade of red, and ratio of its dimensions. The flag of Poland has similar dimensions but has the colours reversed: white on top and red on the bottom. In both, the red is of a slightly darker shade.

Where did the name Cajon come from in Peru?

Peruvian musician and ethnomusicologist Susana Baca recounts her mother’s story that the cajón originated as “the box of the people who carried fruit and worked in the ports,” putting it down to play on whenever they had a moment.

Where does the sound of a Cajon come from?

Sounds of a cajón in use. A cajón (Spanish: [kaˈxon]; “box”, “crate” or “drawer”) is a box-shaped percussion instrument originally from Peru, played by slapping the front or rear faces (generally thin plywood) with the hands, fingers, or sometimes implements such as brushes, mallets, or sticks.

Why was the Dutch flag taken off the Indonesian flag?

The flag featured in a well-known incident during the Indonesian War of Independence when during the lead-up to the Battle of Surabaya in late 1945, Indonesian youths removed a colonial Dutch flag flying over the Yamato Hotel, tore off the blue strip and re-hoisted it as an Indonesian flag.

How often do Indonesian students raise the flag?

For local Indonesian schools, students across the country raise the flag every Monday to start their week with pride! The longer Indonesia exists as an independent country, the more important it is to remember that freedom is a very recent concept to the country.

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