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by Ian MacDonald, 10 November 2011See also:
According to
http://pacificdigitallibrary.org, the flag of Angaur is horizontally divided
dark green-green-blue-dark blue with an orange flower stretching over the two
central stripes and slightly overlapping the upper stripe.
The four
stripes stand for the four hamlets forming Angaur. Green represents the calm of
the fertile land. Blue represents the powerful deep blue sea that surrounds the
island.
The orange "kelau" flower represents the unique customs and
traditions practiced by the people of Angaur. The "kelau" flower is used in the
Ngasech Ceremony which is practised differently in Angaur than in the rest of
Palau. This single flower symbolizes the oneness and the unity of all of
Angaur's people into a cooperative whole ("kltalreng"). The red "ptuucherar"
flower, used in the Ngasech ceremony by some of the clans in Angaur is reflected
in the background. The "kelau" and the "ptuucherar" flowers both appear together
as one, showing the cooperation and unity of all clans of Angaur. The eighteen
black stamens of the flower are the eighteen clans of Angaur. They all originate
from one center, and then radiate out to each individual clan identity.
*Kelau
is Cordia sebestena L., Family Boraginaceae. Native from the Caribbean
islands and South America, the plant is known in Florida as Geiger tree.
Ivan Sache, 30 October 2011
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by André Pires Godinho, 30 March 2003
Based on a personal
web site at http://www.users.quest.net/~rae.4332/flags.html (no longer
available), developed by an inhabitant of Palau, which shows the flags of all
the 16 states of Palau. The flag is
blue, with a yellow diamond in each corner, a dark blue-purple design and in the
upper right an emblem consisting of a twig of vegetation. According the census, Angaur has an area of 8 sq. km, a
population: 193 inhabitants, and the capital is Ngaramasch.
André Pires Godinho, 30 March 2003