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[[Image:Greece_flag_large.png|thumb|300px]]The '''[[Flag]] of [[Greece]]''' is based on nine equal horizontal stripes of [[blue]] alternating with [[white]]. There is a blue square in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white [[cross]]; the cross symbolises [[Greek Orthodox]]y, the established [[religion]] of the country. The nine stripes represent, according to a theory, the nine [[syllable]]s of the phrase "'''Έλευθερία ή Θάνατος'''" ("Freedom or Death", "'' E-lef-the-ri-a i Tha-na-tos''"), the five blue stripes for the syllables "Έλευθερία" and the four white stripes "ή Θάνατος". There is also a different theory, that the nine stripes symbolize the nine [[Muses]], the goddesses of art and civilisation. The official flag ratio is 2:3.

[[Image:Greece_flag_1828.png|thumb|150px|left|Old flag (1828-1978)]]

The color scheme of blue and white was first used in the [[1820s]] and symbolises the colours of the famed Greek sky and sea (combined with the white clouds and waves). But the current form was not adopted as the national flag until [[1978]]. Previously, in darker blue, it was only used at sea; the national flag was a simple white cross on a blue background.



==See also==

* [[List of Greek flags]]

==External link==
* [http://www.presidency.gr/en/shmaia.htm Presidency of the Hellenic Republic: State Symbols, The Flag]

[[Category:Cultural Icons]]

[[el:Σημαία της Ελλάδας]]

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-The '''Flag of [[Greece]]''' is based on nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white. There is a blue square in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white cross; the cross symbolises [[Greek Orthodox]]y, the established religion of the country. The nine stripes represent, according to a theory, the nine syllables of the phrase "'''Έλευθερία ή Θάνατος'''" ("Freedom or Death", "'' E-lef-the-ri-a i Tha-na-tos''"), the five blue stripes for the syllables "Έλευθερία" and the four white stripes "ή Θάνατος". There is also a different theory, that the nine stripes symbolize the nine [[Muses]], the goddesses of art and civilisation. The official flag ratio is 2:3.
+The '''Flag of [[Greece]]''' is based on nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white. There is a blue square in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white cross; the cross symbolises [[Greek Orthodox]]y, the established religion of the country. The nine stripes represent, according to a theory, the nine syllables of the phrase "'''Έλευθερία ή Θάνατος'''" ("[[Freedom or Death]]", "'' E-lef-the-ri-a i Tha-na-tos''"), the five blue stripes for the syllables "Έλευθερία" and the four white stripes "ή Θάνατος". There is also a different theory, that the nine stripes symbolize the nine [[Muses]], the goddesses of art and civilisation. The official flag ratio is 2:3.
 The color scheme of blue and white was first used in the [[1820s]] and symbolises the colours of the famed Greek sky and sea (combined with the white clouds and waves). But the current form was not adopted as the national flag until [[December 22]],[[1978]]. Previously, in darker blue, it was only used at sea; the national flag was a simple white cross on a blue background.

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 The '''Flag of [[Greece]]''' is based on nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white. There is a blue square in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white cross; the cross symbolises [[Greek Orthodox]]y, the established religion of the country. The nine stripes represent, according to a theory, the nine syllables of the phrase "'''Έλευθερία ή Θάνατος'''" ("Freedom or Death", "'' E-lef-the-ri-a i Tha-na-tos''"), the five blue stripes for the syllables "Έλευθερία" and the four white stripes "ή Θάνατος". There is also a different theory, that the nine stripes symbolize the nine [[Muses]], the goddesses of art and civilisation. The official flag ratio is 2:3.
 The color scheme of blue and white was first used in the [[1820s]] and symbolises the colours of the famed Greek sky and sea (combined with the white clouds and waves). But the current form was not adopted as the national flag until [[December 22]],[[1978]]. Previously, in darker blue, it was only used at sea; the national flag was a simple white cross on a blue background.
 The Greek flag is honored [[October 27]], one day before [[OXI Day]].

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 The '''Flag of [[Greece]]''' is based on nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white. There is a blue square in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white cross; the cross symbolises [[Greek Orthodox]]y, the established religion of the country. The nine stripes represent, according to a theory, the nine syllables of the phrase "'''Έλευθερία ή Θάνατος'''" ("Freedom or Death", "'' E-lef-the-ri-a i Tha-na-tos''"), the five blue stripes for the syllables "Έλευθερία" and the four white stripes "ή Θάνατος". There is also a different theory, that the nine stripes symbolize the nine [[Muses]], the goddesses of art and civilisation. The official flag ratio is 2:3.
-The color scheme of blue and white was first used in the [[1820s]] and symbolises the colours of the famed Greek sky and sea (combined with the white clouds and waves). But the current form was not adopted as the national flag until [[1978]]. Previously, in darker blue, it was only used at sea; the national flag was a simple white cross on a blue background.
+The color scheme of blue and white was first used in the [[1820s]] and symbolises the colours of the famed Greek sky and sea (combined with the white clouds and waves). But the current form was not adopted as the national flag until [[December 22]],[[1978]]. Previously, in darker blue, it was only used at sea; the national flag was a simple white cross on a blue background.
 The Greek flag is honored [[October 27]], one day before [[OXI Day]].

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-[[Image:Greece_flag_large.png|thumb|300px]]The '''Flag of [[Greece]]''' is based on nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white. There is a blue square in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white cross; the cross symbolises [[Greek Orthodox]]y, the established religion of the country. The nine stripes represent, according to a theory, the nine syllables of the phrase "'''Έλευθερία ή Θάνατος'''" ("Freedom or Death", "'' E-lef-the-ri-a i Tha-na-tos''"), the five blue stripes for the syllables "Έλευθερία" and the four white stripes "ή Θάνατος". There is also a different theory, that the nine stripes symbolize the nine [[Muses]], the goddesses of art and civilisation. The official flag ratio is 2:3.
+[[Image:Greece_flag_large.png|thumb|200px|Current national flag since 1978]]
+[[Image:Greece_flag_1828.png|thumb|150px|Old flag (1828-1978)]]
-[[Image:Greece_flag_1828.png|thumb|150px|left|Old flag (1828-1978)]]
+The '''Flag of [[Greece]]''' is based on nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white. There is a blue square in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white cross; the cross symbolises [[Greek Orthodox]]y, the established religion of the country. The nine stripes represent, according to a theory, the nine syllables of the phrase "'''Έλευθερία ή Θάνατος'''" ("Freedom or Death", "'' E-lef-the-ri-a i Tha-na-tos''"), the five blue stripes for the syllables "Έλευθερία" and the four white stripes "ή Θάνατος". There is also a different theory, that the nine stripes symbolize the nine [[Muses]], the goddesses of art and civilisation. The official flag ratio is 2:3.
 The color scheme of blue and white was first used in the [[1820s]] and symbolises the colours of the famed Greek sky and sea (combined with the white clouds and waves). But the current form was not adopted as the national flag until [[1978]]. Previously, in darker blue, it was only used at sea; the national flag was a simple white cross on a blue background.