\nThe flag is a strong symbol for the regions of France. And the\nBasque Country is no exception. Through its shapes and\ncolors, the Basque flag rallies an entire region behind\n. \n<\/p>\n\n
What\nis the history of the Basque flag and what does it represent? \n<\/p>\n\n
Called\n” ikurri\u00f1a<\/em> ” (but also ” ikurrina<\/em> “), the\nBasque flag is essentially dominated by the color red. It also\nfeatures two white lines forming a cross, on another\ngreen cross. The white cross represents God and\nCatholicism. The green cross is that of Saint-Andr\u00e9, which\nrepresents customary law. Here, the order of the colors is\nimportant, since the green cross symbolizes ancient laws,\nwhich are the guarantors of the Basque people’s freedom. And the\nChristian cross (the white cross) tops it all! <\/p>\n\n The\nBasque flag is used informally today at\nas a cultural symbol of the Basque Country. It groups together all the\nregions of the Basque Country, whether Spanish or French.\nToday, this flag is the official emblem of the\nautonomous community of the Basque Country, located in Spain. This has been the case since\nits acquisition of autonomous status in 1979. In\nFrance, the Basque flag has no official status.\nHowever, institutions use it on a regular basis\n. \n<\/p>\n\n The Basque flag dates back to the end of the 19th century, when Sabino Arana founded the ” Euskeldun Batzokija<\/em> ” company, the origin of the Basque National Party. The Arana brothers are the originators of this flag. Originally, they had designed one for each Basque territory. But it was the Vizcaya flag that all Basques recognized and adopted. It is the symbol of Basque freedoms, and the people who recognize it have a strong attachment to it. <\/p>\n\n Find more interesting facts about Foie Gras and the Basque Country on our Blog<\/a> and tasty recipes in the Recipe<\/a> section of our website!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The flag is a strong symbol for the regions of France. And […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":65658,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2268],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-unclassified"],"yoast_head":"\nIts significance \n<\/h3>\n\n
Its history \n<\/h3>\n\n