Sami flag

The flag of the seeds was ( Sami: Sámi ) on August 15, 1986 by the Nordic Sámi Conference as the official flag of the seeds confirmed.

History

Was first shown a flag as a settlement and cross-national symbol of the Sámi in July 1979. During a demonstration as part of protests against the construction of the Alta dam on the river Altaelv in Finnmark These three colored flag was designed by Synnøve Persians from Porsanger.

In the 1980s, the Nordic Sámi Conference held a contest to find an official common flag of the Sámi, their settlement area ( Sápmi ) across the four countries Finland, Norway, Sweden and the former Soviet Union, now Russia extends. The selected and 1986 during the XIII. Nordic Sami Conference in Åre, Sweden confirmed flag was designed by Astrid Bahl, a Sámi from Skibotn in the Norwegian county of Troms.

Flag

The design makes reference to the poem Páiven párneh ( Sami; German: The Sons of the Sun ) of the Samí - poet Andres Fjellner ( 1795-1876 ), in which the Sámi be described as sons and daughters of the sun. The circle symbolizes the frame drum, as used in shamanism and the music of the Sámi, as well as in the color division the sun (red) and the moon (blue).

The colors red ( pantone 485C ), Green ( Pantone 356C ), yellow ( pantone 116C ) and blue ( pantone 286C ) are the colors of the traditional Sami costume and symbolize different elements in their lives. Red stands for the warmth and light -giving fire and love, green for nature and plants their home Sápmi, which is vital for survival. Yellow represents the sun, which stands for longevity, and blue stands for water, without which no life is possible.

Shaman Drum with sun - moon icon ( top left)

Historic photograph a Sámi in costume ( 1870 )

Sámi in traditional costume

Flag Days of the Sámi

From Samenrat 1992 were defined during the conference in Helsinki initially seven days on which the flag is officially used during the year. During several subsequent conferences four more flag days since then have been decided. This commemorative holidays and remember events in the recent history of the Sámi such as the establishment of institutions to safeguard their interests as living in several states indigenous people. The only day with reference to the tradition of the Sámi is the Annunciation in March, a traditional holiday when the sun is celebrated in particular.