Lebanese flag in Ho Chi Minh City. Colors of the Lebanese flag, three horizontal stripes of red, white and red.

Lebanese flag. The Lebanese flag (Arabic: علم لبنان; French: Drapeau du Liban) has three horizontal stripes of red - white - red. In which white stripes have the largest area. In the middle of the white stripe is a Lebanese cedar (also called cypress or male), once mentioned in the Bible, the entire tree is dark green. Red on the flag symbolizes the spirit of self-sacrifice, white is the color of a thousand-year-old snow-capped peak of Lebanon symbolizing peace, the cypress incense symbolizes the power of agony, denotes purity, long live. After World War I, Lebanon was the land of the French mandate, using a flag based on the French flag with three vertical bands: blue, white and red, but added with the middle of the cypress. In 1943, the Constitution after independence changed the national flag into the present, with the rotation of three colors of the old flag from vertical to horizontal, blue changes to red, while the cypress tree remains in the middle, accounting for 1/3 of the length of the white rectangle, the height of the cypress tree reaches the edge of the red rectangle. Cheap Lebanese flag at.

Meaning
The central location of the cedar tree in the middle of the flag originates from the mountainous landscape of Lebanon covered by this tree (Cedrus libani). The Cedar is a symbol of divinity, eternity, and peace. In the Bible, this plant is always mentioned as a symbol of longevity.

The Lebanese Cedar Tree is mentioned seventy-seven times in the Bible, especially in.

The white color on the flag symbolizes purity and tranquility.

Two red bands representing Lebanese blood have shed to preserve independence against foreign powers. Lebanese flag in Ho Chi Minh City.