Kurdistanis celebrate the Kurdistan Flag Day

ARK News… The 17th of December of each year coincides with the “Flag Day” in the Kurdistan Region, and this day was set by the Kurdistan Parliament on the 11th of December 2009, where special ceremonies are organized in all cities and regions of the region to raise the flag and celebrate it. It Hangs on the chests of citizens out of pride in its sanctity.

The cities of Kurdistan are witnessing a variety of festive activities, on the occasion.

The Kurdish flag has a sacred place for all the Kurdish people, wherever they are, and they carry it in their hearts and chests, even if it is not possible to see it raised on poles sometimes.

The flag of Kurdistan contains three colors, which are red, which symbolizes redemption and the pure blood that was spilled for the sake of freedom and independence, green symbolizes the evergreen nature of Kurdistan, and white symbolizes peace and security, and it is arranged horizontally and in the center is a yellow sun disk with 21 rays symbolizing March 21, the day of the Kurdish National Day, Newroz, and the Kurdish New Year.

Kurdistan Flag Day was determined as an official occasion based on the date it was raised in the city of Mahabad in eastern Kurdistan (Iranian Kurdistan) when the independent Republic of Kurdistan was declared in the city, and the Kurdistan flag was raised on December 17, 1945, in the city that was declared the capital of the long-running republic for about a year.

Flag Day celebration is not limited to the Kurdistan Region, but also includes the Kurdish community in Europe, America, and Russia, as well as other countries.

Source: BasNews site translated from Arabic

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