Английская Википедия:Flag of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast
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The Jewish Autonomous Oblast is the only Autonomous Oblast in Russia. It is situated in the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia.
Its flag consists of a rainbow on a white background, with seven narrow horizontal colored stripes: red, orange, yellow, green, sky blue, blue and purple. The colors are slightly different from the basic spectral colors, with gold in place of yellow, vivid blue instead of light blue, and indigo as dark blue,[1] The number of colors is meant to symbolize the seven-branched Jewish Menorah. The flag's aspect ratio is 2:3.
The seven colored stripes are centered vertically and regularly spaced; they have a height each equal to Шаблон:Frac of the flag's height, and are separated by thin spacing (white borders) equal to Шаблон:Frac of the flag's height.[2]
The rainbow flag design was adopted in 27 October 1996.[3]
Symbolism
The white color of the cloth represents purity. Rainbows are the biblical symbol of peace, happiness, goodness. The number of bands of the rainbow equal to the number of candles in the Menorah, one of the national religious Jewish symbols. The Menorah speaks of the creation of the world in seven days, and the number of bands of the rainbow emphasizes the connection with the ancient Jewish symbol. Also, the rainbow may symbolize the Seven Noahide laws.
Rainbow flag controversy
In 2013, the flag was checked according to the Russian gay propaganda law for the presence of "gay propaganda", because of its resemblance to the LGBT flag. The JAO flag was confirmed as safe because of its white background, white borders between the colored stripes, and the seventh (light blue) colour.[4] However, there are gay-pride flags that use the seven colors of the JAO flag.[5]
Gallery
Other flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Flag of Birobidzhan.svg | ?–present | Flag of Birobidzhan |
See also
- Coat of arms of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast (Birobidzhan)
- Rainbow flag
Notes and references
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ (Russian) http://www.eao.ru/?p=5 Шаблон:Webarchive (English translation)
- ↑ Flags of the World: Jewish Autonomous Region (Russia) https://www.fotw.info/flags/ru-yev.html
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
External links
- http://www.eao.ru/eng/ Шаблон:Webarchive – Official State site
- Jewish Autonomous State Symbols Шаблон:Webarchive
- Flags of the World – Description
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