DUSHANBE, November 24, 2009, Asia-Plus — President Emomali Rahmon has congratulated the peoples of Tajikistan on National Flag Day, which is marked in Tajikistan on November 24.
According to the presidential press service, in his message of congratulations, President Rahmon pointed out the value of state’s symbols of independent Tajikistan for its residents. He expressed confidence that citizens of Tajikistan will be proud of their national flag and respect it as one of state’s symbols in the future as well.
The head of state also wished peace, wellbeing and happiness to the Tajik people.
We will recall that President Emomali Rahmon signed a law establishing National Flag Day in November 2009, making Tajikistan the second country in Central Asia after Turkmenistan with such a holiday.
Tajikistan was the last of the former Soviet republics to reveal a new flag, which was adopted on November 24, 1992. The one common link between this and the 1953 Tajik SSR flag is the choice of colors – red, white and green.
The crown represents the Tajik people, the name itself is derived from tajvar, which means “crowned”. In traditional Tajik cultural aspects the magic word “seven” is a symbol of perfection, the embodiment of happiness and the provider of virtue. According to Tajik legend, Islamic heaven is composed of seven beautiful orchids, separated by seven mountains each with a glowing start on top. The middle white stripe is one-and-a-half times the size of the red and green stripes. The red represents the unity of the nation and the symbol of the sun and victory; the white represents purity, cotton, the snow on the mountains and the unity of the people; and green stands for the spiritual meaning of Islam and represents the generosity of nature of the country. The symbol charged in the middle of the white stripe is a crown surmounted by an arc of seven stars.
