Info about Flags
Using Flags to Decorate for Holidays
Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter are all major family holidays in the United States. There are many customs involved in the celebration of each one of these holidays. Families decorate their homes inside and outside several weeks before each holiday in anticipation of its arrival. Traditional colors along with characters and symbols related to the holiday are used. In the recent past, people have begun to add flags to their outdoor decorations.
Easter flags use pastels and bright greens, blues, reds, and yellows which are the traditional Easter colors. A colorful Easter basket full of eggs or bouquets of flowers represents the arrival of the spring season as well as the Easter holiday. Flags are available for people who celebrate Easter as an important Christian holiday, and there are some available for people who are not religious.
Easter is a sacred celebration of Jesus Christ’s resurrection for Christians. They might choose flags with says pertaining to the resurrection or they may choose one with an empty cross as representation of this important event. Other Christian symbols for Easter include a sunrise, a lamb, and the Easter cup. Some flags even have the picture of Jesus Christ on them to be proudly displayed at the front door or on the lawn to celebrate this sacred holiday.
Many people celebrate Easter without the Christian meaning attached to it. Those people, as well as Christians who want to portray a lighter side of the spring holiday, there are Easter flags that have any sort of Easter bunny that you can imagine. Some flags have bunny faces and some have the entire bunny carrying an Easter basket with colorful eggs. Easter eggs are a simple shape, and that along with their bright colors make them a perfect decoration for an Easter flag.
Thanksgiving flags use the earthy tones of fall like fall leaves or vegetables such as pumpkins. Colors of the Thanksgiving holiday are tan and brown, burnt orange, dark greens, and darks reds and purples. These are the colors that you will probably see on Thanksgiving flags. Some people choose to hang the flag at their door and others place them in their garden to remind people to give thanks or let them know that they are welcome guests. Another traditional symbol of spring is the representation of the harvest with squash, pumpkins, gourds, and Indian corn that are normally shown in a cornucopia. However, the most common symbol of Thanksgiving is a turkey and you will see them on many Thanksgiving flags. The turkey may be a whimsical design or it may be a beautiful air brushed design.
Christmas in probably the most celebrated family holiday in the United States. It is celebrated by Christians as the birthday of Jesus Christ. You may see Christmas flags that picture a manger scene or angels which are both common scenes of Christmas. Secular symbols of Christmas are holly wreaths, candy canes, and Santa Claus. You may see some people who have both kinds of flags on their door and yard. Many people decorate more for Christmas than any other holiday.
No matter what you are celebrating, you are sure to be able to find a colorful flag to add to your decorations. Flags can be purchased for anything from the birth of a new baby to a 50th birthday.