Kurdistan celebrates its National Flag Day

Shafaq News / The cities of Kurdistan Region witnessed celebrations on the occasion of Kurdistan Flag Day on Tuesday, as the flag was raised in government institutions, public places and schools.

Kurdistan Region raises its flag alongside the Iraqi flag on official departments and events, just as the Kurds in Turkey, Iran and Syria raise the same flag as a national symbol.

The Kurds are described as the largest nation without a state in the world.

The ceremony will be held by raising the flag, amid national chants.

Kurdistan Regional Parliament voted on the law to raise the flag of Kurdistan on November 11, 1999, which includes raising the Kurdish flag on December 17 of each year, which is the date of the flag raising for the first time in the Republic of Kurdistan in Mahabad city in 1946.

The Kurdish flag is composed of three main colors, which is red symbolizes the sacrifice made by the Kurdish people and green symbolizes the picturesque nature of Kurdistan, and white symbolizes peace, security, coexistence and tolerance.

The flag is surrounded by a yellow sun symbolizing the ancient religions of the Kurds, and it has 21 rays.

This number is considered sacred in the Zoroastrian religion, which some believe is the ancient religion of the Kurds, and it also symbolizes March 21, Nowruz of, which is the national holiday of the Kurdish people.