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Occitan flag with Occitan cross and seven-pointed star, gold on blood-red background, for the seven historical regions: Gascogne, Guyenne, Languedoc, Limousin, Auvergne, Dauphiné and Provence. Polyester 70 x 100 cm.
Type | Drapeau |
Format | 70 x 100 cm |
Distributor | Macarel |
Occitan flag with 7-pointed star (Occitan cross and gold star on red background)
The Occitan cross (crotz occitana) or cross of Provence is the cross that serves as the emblem of Occitania. It is used today to represent the Occitan language and culture, or more generally as a regional emblem.
This is the variant with the Felibres star, intended to distinguish it from the Languedoc flag.
Material: 110 g polyester. Side reinforcement strip with PVC plastic eyelets.
Dimensions: 70 x 100 cm
Brand: Macarel
Flag presentation:
The Occitan flag is red with a yellow Languedoc cross in the center and a yellow seven-pointed star in the canton. The star was added to the flag in the 1970s, at the suggestion of François Fontan and the Parti Nationaliste Occitan. It represents the unity of the Occitan-speaking territory, which comprises seven historic regions: Gascony, Guyenne, Languedoc, Limousin, Auvergne, Dauphiné and Provence. The star is also the symbol of the Felibrige, whose patron saint is Sainte Estelle.
The Félibres star, called Astrada in Occitan (Astrado in Mistralian spelling, or Santo Estello) is a star-shaped symbol. It was first used as an emblem by Félibrige, an association for the cultural revival of "Provençal or langue d'oc", founded on May 21 (Saint Estelle's Day) 1854. The number of branches corresponds initially to the seven founders (primadié) of the association. It is sometimes paralleled by the maintenances (administrative regions) of the Félibrige, but the number of maintenances has varied throughout the association's history.
The star is then added to the cross on the Occitanie flag to distinguish it from the Languedoc flag. The seven branches represent the seven major Occitan provinces: Auvergne, Dauphiné, Gascogne, Guyenne, Languedoc, Limousin and Provence. Note that the province of Dauphiné has replaced Catalonia in the version proposed by François Fontan.
In the Occitan valleys of Italy, in application of law 482-99 concerning linguistic minorities, many communes organize a ceremony to place the Occitan flag on official buildings. A text is read in Occitan and Italian, explaining the reasons for the ceremony, then the flag is raised to the sound of "Se chanta". This ceremony took place for the first time in France, in the village of Baratier (05), on November 19, 2006.
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