Modern Micronesian Flagpoles & Banners
Here is an interesting story. There are three major ethnic divisions of the islands in the Pacific Ocean, they are: Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia. Interestingly, Micronesia is also considered a political term, however, referring to the islands under a United Nations trusteeship administered by the U.S. since the end of World War 2. Micronesia hoists its own respective flag on Micronesian commercial flag poles throughout the territory.
The mainstream religion in this part of the world is Christianity, even though Islam has its fair share of converts as well. Then, of course, you have the prevalent local religions that belief in the existence of evil spirits. These evil spirits are often blamed for the “poisoning” and even “death” of people. However, there are many in Oceania that really do not claim much of a religion (such as humanism) at all.
This flag features the color blue, which is not surprising as it represents the Pacific Ocean. On the blue colored field 4 white stars are displayed that represent the member nations. This ensign resembles the Trust Territory flag, the only difference being the use of the number of stars, which is 4 instead of 6. Back in the day, it was flown proudly first by a provisional type government that ruled Micronesia for a relatively short time.
Since the Micronesia culture consists of many different ethnicities, it is not surprising that multiple languages are spoken. The language of Chamorro is spoken in the Mariana Islands and the language of Palauan in Palau. No specific relation exists between these languages and the ones spoken in Micronesia or other more Asian type languages.
The Micronesian folks have a fascinating lineage. For as diverse as that lineage is, the majority descends from the Micronesian culture. Considered a fairly new culture, it is said that it developed from a good mixture of other cultures, including the Filipinos. In modern times there is good mixing of cultures of all kinds throughout different regions of the world.
Like many other world territories, much of the Micronesian area came under rule of the Europeans during the 1600′s. In fact, the Kingdom of Spain claimed Guam, The Caroline Islands, and some other territories, and created an area called the “Spanish East Indies.” Full colonization was never really achieved.
I personally don’t mind the more simply designed flags, as they tend to bring across a meaningful message quickly. Considering the beautiful scenery in this part of the world, I can only imagine how this flag would fly from Micronesian commercial flag poles on a sunny day.
Home products commonly available on sale this season of 2011: commercial flagpoles, flags and more.