National flags of China and Vietnam are displayed along the roadside in Hanoi, Vietnam, on April 13, 2025. Hanoi, the capital ...

Flags and banners in ancient Sri Lanka were linked predominantly with the royalty and Buddhist pageantry. There is mention that the sacred Tooth Relic had been taken in procession from the 3rd century ...

Of the 195 countries in the world, only three have a tiny amount of purple on their flags. And the bizarre explanation stretches back to the ancient world and the exorbitant price of a rare sea snail.