1. 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 6 th state

2.  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

3.  Red, White & Blue ◦ Revolution and freedom  Red, Yellow, and Green ◦ African Countries  Red, White, and Black ◦ Arabic nations France Cuba Ghana Mali Syria Iraq

4.  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.

5. 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.

6. 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