Blue colors signify peace, justice, and patriotism

The person symbolizes the Native Americans who lived in Massachusetts.

The arrow points down, symbolizing peace

The arm and sword remember the war we fought for our independence

The star signifies Massachusetts’s status as the 6th state

Colors of Flags The colors of flags have many meanings

◦ Black = Determination, defeating your enemies◦ Blue = Freedom, justice, peace, patriotism◦ Green = Earth, farming, and Islam◦ Red = Courage, revolution, and blood◦ White = Peace, purity, nature◦ Yellow = Wealth, the sun

Color Combinations Red, White & Blue

◦ Revolution and freedom Red, Yellow, and Green

◦ African Countries Red, White, and Black

◦ Arabic nations

France

Cuba

Ghana Mali

Syria Iraq

Sun: Unity and energy. Moon: Usually displayed in a crescent. In combination

with a star, the moon represents divinity and especially the Islam.

Stars: Constellations of stars often represent energy Cross: Symbolized the different points of the compass;

in the 4th century however the cross was also taken as the symbol of faith.

Triangle: The triangle often symbolizes strength and power. Also represent the Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) in Christianity.

Square: The four even lengths of the square symbolize balance and equal opposites.

Symbols on flags

Vietnam

Red is for the blood spilt during their Revolution

The star represents Vietnam's unity and the points on the star represent the union of the workers, peasants, soldiers, intellectuals and young people working together in building the country.

Cape Verde

10 Stars for the 10 main Islands

Blue represents the ocean and the sky

Red and White and the effort and peace needed to construct the nation