Editing Green (section)

== On flags ==
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|File:Flag of Italy.svg|The [[flag of Italy]] (1797) was modeled after the flag of France. It was originally the flag of the [[Cisalpine Republic]], and the green came from the uniforms of the army of Milan.
|File:Flag of Brazil.svg|The [[flag of Brazil]] (1889). The green color was inherited from the flag of the [[Empire of Brazil]], where it represented the color of the [[House of Braganza]].
|File:Flag of Lithuania.svg|The [[flag of Lithuania]] (1918). The green represents the beauty of nature, freedom and hope.
|File:Flag of Ireland.svg|The [[flag of Ireland]] (1919). The green represents the culture and traditions of [[Gaelic Ireland]].<ref name="Irish Government">{{Cite web|url=http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/attached_files/Pdf%20files/The%20National%20Flag.pdf|title=Taoiseach.gov.ie|access-date=January 21, 2018|archive-date=June 15, 2007|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20070615135038/http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/attached_files/Pdf%20files/The%20National%20Flag.pdf|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref><ref>[http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/eng/Youth_Zone/About_the_Constitution,_Flag,_Anthem_Harp/National_Flag.html 'National Flag'] Department of the Taoiseach "Youth Zone" web page. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401133542/http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/eng/Youth_Zone/About_the_Constitution,_Flag,_Anthem_Harp/National_Flag.html |date=April 1, 2012 }}</ref>
|File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg|The [[Flag of Saudi Arabia]] (1932) has the green color of [[Islam]]. The inscription in Arabic says: "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his Prophet."
|File:Flag of India.svg|The [[flag of India]] (1947). The green has been said at different times to represent hope, or prosperity.
|File:Flag of Pakistan.svg|The [[flag of Pakistan]] (1947). The green part represents the Muslim majority of the country.
|File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg|The [[flag of Bangladesh]] (1971). The green field stands for the [[lushness]] of the land of [[Bangladesh]]
|File:Flag of Nigeria.svg|The [[flag of Nigeria]] (1960). The green represents the forests and natural wealth of the country.
|File:Flag of Jamaica.svg|The [[flag of Jamaica]] (1962). The green represents the lush vegetation of the country, as well as hope.
|File:Flag of South Africa.svg|The [[flag of South Africa]] (1994) includes green, yellow and black, the colors of the [[African National Congress]].
|File:Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg|The former [[flag of Libya]] (1977–2011) was the only flag in the world with a single color and no design or details.
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* The [[flag of Italy]] (1797) was modeled after the French tricolor. It was originally the flag of the Cisalpine Republic, whose capital was [[Milan]]; red and white were the colors of Milan, and green was the color of the military uniforms of the army of the Cisalpine Republic. Other versions say it is the color of the Italian landscape, or symbolizes hope.<ref>''Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana'' nº 174 del 28 luglio 2006.</ref>
* The [[flag of Brazil]] has a green field adapted from the flag of the Empire of Brazil. The green represented the royal family.
* The [[flag of India]] was inspired by an earlier flag of the independence movement of [[Gandhi]], which had a red band for Hinduism and a green band representing Islam, the second largest religion in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/in.html|title=India|access-date= October 11, 2006|last=Heimer|first=Željko|date=July 2, 2006|website=Flags of the World}}</ref>
* The flag of Pakistan symbolizes Pakistan's commitment to Islam and equal rights of religious minorities where the larger portion (3:2 ratio) of flag is dark green representing Muslim majority (98% of total population) while a white vertical bar (3:1 ratio) at the mast representing equal rights for religious minorities and minority religions in country. The crescent and star symbolizes progress and bright future respectively.
* The flag of Bangladesh has a green field based on a similar flag used during the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] of 1971. It consists of a red disc on top of a green field. The red disc represents the sun rising over [[Bengal]], and also the blood of those who died for the independence of Bangladesh. The green field stands for the lushness of the land of Bangladesh.
* The flag of the international [[constructed language]] [[Esperanto]] has a green field and a green star in a white area. The green represents hope (''"esperanto"'' means "one who hopes"), the white represents peace and neutrality and the star represents the five inhabited continents.

Green is one of the three colors (along with red and black, or red and gold) of [[Pan-Africanism]]. Several African countries thus use the color on their flags, including [[Nigeria]], [[South Africa]], [[Ghana]], [[Senegal]], [[Mali]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Togo]], [[Guinea]], [[Benin]], and [[Zimbabwe]]. The [[Pan-African colours|Pan-African colors]] are borrowed from the [[Flag of Ethiopia|Ethiopian flag]], one of the oldest independent African countries. Green on some African flags represents the natural richness of Africa.<ref>Murrell, Nathaniel et al. ''Chanting down Babylon.'' Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1998. {{ISBN|1-56639-584-4}} p. 135</ref>

Many flags of the [[Muslim world|Islamic world]] are green, as the color is considered sacred in Islam (see below). The flag of [[Hamas]],<ref>Friedland, Roger and Richard Hecht. ''To Rule Jerusalem.'' Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000. {{ISBN|0-520-22092-7}} p. 461</ref> as well as the [[flag of Iran]], is green, symbolizing their [[Islamism|Islamist]] ideology.<ref>Kaplan, Leslie C. ''Iran.'' {{ISBN|1-4042-5548-6}} p. 22</ref> The 1977 flag of Libya consisted of a simple green field with no other characteristics. It was the only national flag in the world with just one color and no design, insignia, or other details.<ref>Symons, Mitchell. ''This Book...of More Perfectly Useless Information.'' New York: HarperEntertainment, 2005. {{ISBN|0-06-082823-4}} p. 229</ref> Some countries used green in their flags to represent their country's lush vegetation, as in the [[flag of Jamaica]],<ref>Smith, Whitney. ''Flag Lore of All Nations.'' Brookfield: Millbrook Press, 2001. {{ISBN|0-7613-1753-8}} p. 49</ref> and hope in the future, as in the flags of [[flag of Portugal|Portugal]] and Nigeria.<ref>Amienyi, Osabuohien. ''Communicating National Integration.'' Ashgate Publishing, 2005. {{ISBN|0-7546-4425-1}} p. 43</ref> The green [[Cedrus libani|cedar]] of Lebanon tree on the Flag of Lebanon officially represents steadiness and tolerance.<ref name="Flag">{{cite web|url=http://www.presidency.gov.lb/presidency/symbols/flag/flag.htm |title=The symbols of the republic|access-date=April 16, 2008|website=Lebanese Presidency Official Site |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20071223141711/http://www.presidency.gov.lb/presidency/symbols/flag/flag.htm  |archive-date = December 23, 2007}}</ref>
{{Wikisource|The Wearing of the Green}}

Green is a symbol of Ireland, which is often referred to as the "Emerald Isle". The color is particularly identified with the [[Fianna Fáil|republican]] and [[nationalist]] traditions in modern times. It is used this way on the flag of the [[Republic of Ireland]], in balance with white and the Protestant orange.<ref>{{cite web|title=Guidelines for Use of the National Flag |publisher=Irish Government |url=https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/adc448-the-national-flag/ |format=RTF |access-date=December 11, 2006 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Green is a strong trend in the Irish holiday [[Saint Patrick's Day|St. Patrick's Day]].<ref>{{cite web| title =The History of St. Patrick's Day| publisher =OttawaPlus| year =2007| url =http://www.ottawaplus.ca/feature/st_patrick/103/history_lore.jsp| access-date = November 22, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071214124659/http://www.ottawaplus.ca/feature/st_patrick/103/history_lore.jsp |archive-date = December 14, 2007}}</ref>