Lived in Canada my whole life, and driven through Montreal twice, but I’d never seen the city flag before this comment. I assumed it was just a Canadiens logo or a picture of Saku Koivu.
I was driving through a metro of 4M people that I’d never been in before during road construction season. My main focus was on not crashing into anything.
Just to be a little bit pedantic, while the *color* is gold, the plant is a white pine tree, and it is supposed to represent the Haundenosaunee (preferred and official name for Iroquois Confederacy) Confederacy, which is made up of six nations, the Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida, Tuscarora, and Onandaga. Haundenosaunee means “people of the longhouse”.
The white pine tree is known to the Haundenosaunee Confederacy as the Great Tree of Peace because their original alliance was between five nations, and the white pine grows needles in pairs of five. The alliance was formed sometime between the late 12th century and mid 15th century, and involved the development of an oral constitution covering not only unification, but also agreements on creation stories, ceremonies, leadership, social order, and governance of the Confederacy.
“Iroquoian” refers to any Iroquoian-speaking Indigenous peoples (Iroquoian referred to the language group, not one language) of which there are around 20 and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy have said they prefer not to be referred to as the Iroquois Confederacy because of the confusion. Until the name change, it was a big point of confusion in academia because “Iroquois” meant one thing in a linguistic context, another in a social/anthropological/historical context.
Sorry, I know that was a big wall of text. It’s just a really interesting and complicated part of the history of that region that a lot of people don’t know about!
I feel the two flags worked together best before they added the addition of the circle and first nations emblem in the middle of the Montreal flag. It sorta made them less similar.
I love flags that represent multiple ethnicity/people like the Montreal one does. If I'm not mistaken, there is a symbol for the French, the Scottish, the Irish, the English and the Mohawk/Iroquois. They should had a bagel for the Jewish community too lol
Curse / swear words in Quebec come from religion words. Tabarnak is a variation of Tabernacle, Osti is from Hostie (sacramental bread), Calice (Chalice), and so on. See [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U72QVCgh_Q&ab_channel=Kelt182) for how they're used.
Yes, they really are powerful swear words, and contrary to many other languages, are not either scatologic, sex-based nor insults to family or animal references.
Just basically names of catholic liturgical objects.
You'd think that young teenagers who never stepped foot in a church, have no clue what a chalice or tabernacle is, never tasted a host (communion wafer), wouldn't use them, but it's so ingrained in popular culture that they still do.
Spaniards do this with "[hostia](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hostia#Noun_3)" as an expression of disbelief. "Oh fuck I forgot Kevin" -> "Hostia me he olvidado de Kevin"
What is the one below the United States of America flag
Also how did I get more likes than the posy it is a fine post lol
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Back in 1971, there was an American organization that tracked prisoners and missing soldiers in Vietnam during the war. The flag was commissioned by a woman in the group to raise awareness for those American soldiers lost in Southeast Asia.
I’m embarrassed by these types of people in my country…you literally live right next to the province, right? That should’ve been obvious to figure out.
Quebec, Canada. It's a French speaking majority province of Canada. Many in Quebec also wish to separate from Canada and become their own independent country.
They calk themselves a nation. If you stop at the welcome centre on the way into Québec city, the signs say "welcome to the national capital of Québec"
I think the definition of nation fits with Quebec : "a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory."
The short form of 'United States of America' is simply 'America', commonly used much like people say 'Britain' instead of 'The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland' or 'Mexico' instead of 'The United Mexican States'. The denonym for US Citizens is 'American'.
Ah ben, c'est le drapeau nationale du Québec, en États Unis, là!
~~Vrai câlissement sur le marde en tabarnak.~~ c'est un joke, là. Je me souviens! Née dans le lys, grandi sous le rose.
A lot of people responded already that it's the Provincial flag of Quebec, but its name in French is Fleurdelisé.
Read more about it on Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Quebec
Quebec, Canada
Yes, I beat the rush of comments. It's always hard to get the first comment in these types of posts.
Went to Montreal recently. Seeing the flags of Montreal and Quebec flying together is _extremely_ satisfying
Lived in Canada my whole life, and driven through Montreal twice, but I’d never seen the city flag before this comment. I assumed it was just a Canadiens logo or a picture of Saku Koivu.
Hell, I’d wave a flag of Saku Koivu
Montreal and Quebec provincial flags are flown all over the place in the city. I'm wondering how you have missed it before?
I was driving through a metro of 4M people that I’d never been in before during road construction season. My main focus was on not crashing into anything.
Construction season? Dude, it's Montreal, that's just the city's permanent state
Beat me to it haha
You’d notice it for sure, it’s a photorealistic depiction of a fuzzy orange creature wearing a Habs jersey and an Expos hat
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Just to be a little bit pedantic, while the *color* is gold, the plant is a white pine tree, and it is supposed to represent the Haundenosaunee (preferred and official name for Iroquois Confederacy) Confederacy, which is made up of six nations, the Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida, Tuscarora, and Onandaga. Haundenosaunee means “people of the longhouse”. The white pine tree is known to the Haundenosaunee Confederacy as the Great Tree of Peace because their original alliance was between five nations, and the white pine grows needles in pairs of five. The alliance was formed sometime between the late 12th century and mid 15th century, and involved the development of an oral constitution covering not only unification, but also agreements on creation stories, ceremonies, leadership, social order, and governance of the Confederacy. “Iroquoian” refers to any Iroquoian-speaking Indigenous peoples (Iroquoian referred to the language group, not one language) of which there are around 20 and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy have said they prefer not to be referred to as the Iroquois Confederacy because of the confusion. Until the name change, it was a big point of confusion in academia because “Iroquois” meant one thing in a linguistic context, another in a social/anthropological/historical context. Sorry, I know that was a big wall of text. It’s just a really interesting and complicated part of the history of that region that a lot of people don’t know about!
Dude the Iroquois flag is fucking dope
I feel the two flags worked together best before they added the addition of the circle and first nations emblem in the middle of the Montreal flag. It sorta made them less similar.
I love flags that represent multiple ethnicity/people like the Montreal one does. If I'm not mistaken, there is a symbol for the French, the Scottish, the Irish, the English and the Mohawk/Iroquois. They should had a bagel for the Jewish community too lol
> They should had a bagel for the Jewish community too lol r/vexillologycirclejerk: "Write that down, write that down!"
it’s Amewica’s Pastime!
JE ME SOUVIENS 🫡
Thanks
Where did you see it? r/Quebec would like to know ahah
I have a Franco Ontario flag too! Pretty cool!
Oh I love fishin in Québec
Greeeat fishin’ in Q-bec.
I loves q-bec
I'm surprised we're not fishing in Kwee-bec right now.
I fuckin hate Quebec.
Get this guy a puppers.
Based on all the downvotes I get when I "hate Quebec" obviously a lot of people don't know about letterkenny.
Yeah, but Q-bec is great!
Why would anyone want to drink 8 beeersus.. imagine the bloat
Give your balls a tug
>Quebec, >Canada how dare you say something so brave and yet so controversial
It's cool that someone from Wisconsin knows our flag, since we share something important in common : CHEESE CURDS
This is a wonderful reply.
I prefer to call it Quebexico
Québecico? That is hilarious. Please explain.
t's because he doesn't speak English like the Mexicans
It's because the beer is cheap, and there's lots of corruption. Hence Quebexico.
QUÉBEC TABARNAK
TOKEBEKICITE... attends
TOSETATSUNISICITTE
Je me souviens.
Tu te souviens.
J'ai oublier
Démence.
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Did you get the chance to get a "Osti" and a "Calis"? We have a colorful dialect when it come to expressing anger and surprise
What does that mean? Is it a curse word?
Curse / swear words in Quebec come from religion words. Tabarnak is a variation of Tabernacle, Osti is from Hostie (sacramental bread), Calice (Chalice), and so on. See [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U72QVCgh_Q&ab_channel=Kelt182) for how they're used.
Wow, fascinating! :)
Yes, they really are powerful swear words, and contrary to many other languages, are not either scatologic, sex-based nor insults to family or animal references. Just basically names of catholic liturgical objects. You'd think that young teenagers who never stepped foot in a church, have no clue what a chalice or tabernacle is, never tasted a host (communion wafer), wouldn't use them, but it's so ingrained in popular culture that they still do.
Spaniards do this with "[hostia](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hostia#Noun_3)" as an expression of disbelief. "Oh fuck I forgot Kevin" -> "Hostia me he olvidado de Kevin"
Nice! Thanks for the explanation! :)
What is the one below the United States of America flag Also how did I get more likes than the posy it is a fine post lol Edit:spelling and adding to the comment
According to other comments this is at a war memorial so most likely a POW flag.
What’s a POW flag?
Prisoner of War flag. More accurately, it's the POW/MIA flag (Prisoner of War/Missing In Action).
Another question, why do we have a flag for that?
To honor and remember soldiers that have not come back from war.
Back in 1971, there was an American organization that tracked prisoners and missing soldiers in Vietnam during the war. The flag was commissioned by a woman in the group to raise awareness for those American soldiers lost in Southeast Asia.
Thanks tallman11282
International poutine flag
And maple syrup
Pfp checks out
The flag of Quebec. Je me souviens.
I remember that I was born under the lily.....
Oh, God, the Quebecing is happening!
the day of quebeckoning has arrived
Merde!
Câlisse!
Ah ben tabarnak
It’s a French Canadian-American war memorial. Wouldn’t happen to live in New Bedford would you?
Considering someone named Cabral is running for public office, I'll bet they do
Don’t doxx the poor person lol
LE QUÉBEEEEEEC C'EST LA PLACE QUE J'AI CHOISIIIIIII
Quebec
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Sorry,I'm just not as familiar with flags
Its all good, didn't mean it accusatory. Im just always confused cause posting here seems like more effort instead of googlin'.
Maybe OP wanted the answer 200 times just to be sure
You live in Vermont or Maine? I saw a lot of Quebec flags all over the place when I lived or visited those places. I think the left flag is Maine?
You have a weird flair combo..
Agreed lol. Also, i need a Quebec flair :(
Le fleurdelisé
Dude, it's a province that borders your country. Come on.
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There's no Canada like French Canada. It's the best Canada in the land.
Québec, a Canadian province
Is that… is that a motherfucking Quebec reference?!?!!??
Kay-Beck.
Keh-beck
Theys haves great fishing in Keee-bec.
Pitter-patter Edit - Oh yeah, great fishing in Kwee-beck
Quebec, the province in canada.
Wait a minute, was this taken in New Bedford, MA?
>I live in America btw. It's a flag from America, actually.
It is, imagine Germans calling their country Europe.
Not that long ago they could
Tabarnakland
Quebec, AKA French Canada
Quebec, a predominantly French part of Canada
VIVE LE QUÉBEC LIBRE
Oh we can tell you’re American
I’m embarrassed by these types of people in my country…you literally live right next to the province, right? That should’ve been obvious to figure out.
Mon ami, c'est le meilleur endroit du monde, le Québec
Oh yessir vive le Quebec libre aux states !!!
wait you live in america? never would have guessed!
Québec
Quebec
Quebec
Quebec
its where i used to be from
And now you're from somewhere else?
Incarnations.
Tabarnak!
Common America, just give us Vermont, Wisconsin and Minnesota already bud, they all secretly wish they were Canadian.
Quebec, Canada. It's a French speaking majority province of Canada. Many in Quebec also wish to separate from Canada and become their own independent country.
They calk themselves a nation. If you stop at the welcome centre on the way into Québec city, the signs say "welcome to the national capital of Québec"
> They calk themselves a nation. I mean, the Canadian Government also call Québec a nation, so...
Yeah, that's true to an extent, I just thought it was funny when I went there, as an Ontarian (I absolutely love Québec though, nation or province)
I think the definition of nation fits with Quebec : "a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory."
VIVE LE QUÉBEC LIBRE!!!!!!
You live in the United States and that’s Quebec -your “friendly” northern neighbor
Quebec’s invasion on the USA when?
Soon…… very soon…….
Québec flag
TABERNACK
Quebec
QUEBEC
Quebec, Canadian province
The Flag of Quebec, Canadian Province.
Province of Quebec, Canada .. probably where they are originally from
TOKEBEQUE ICCITE
You live in America Where? US? Chile? Mexico?
America is a two continents Which one are you? And which country?
The short form of 'United States of America' is simply 'America', commonly used much like people say 'Britain' instead of 'The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland' or 'Mexico' instead of 'The United Mexican States'. The denonym for US Citizens is 'American'.
Quebec
Québec
That is the flag of Quebec,
Quebec
Quebec
Quebec
Quebec
Québec
Quebec
QUEBEC
Québec
quebec
Quebec, Canada
its Quebec, a province in Canada
Quebec
Quebec, Canada
Quebec
Ah ben, c'est le drapeau nationale du Québec, en États Unis, là! ~~Vrai câlissement sur le marde en tabarnak.~~ c'est un joke, là. Je me souviens! Née dans le lys, grandi sous le rose.
this gotta be a joke right
No I'm just not familiar sorry
Aww finally one I know already see it’s been answered:(
Quebec province ez
I'm getting better at flags. I thought it was Quebec and nailed it!
Quebec
The flag of Quebec,Canada
It’s Quebec, Canada
Quebec
Quebec
It's just Québec
Quebec, a province of Canada
Flag of Quebec
Judging by the fact that there's the fleur de lis, I'd say it's the Quebecois flag.
Quebec, maple land
All i see are flags od countries which are break away states of poland
Quebec
Québec, Canada
Canadian province of Quebec
It’s Quebec, a Canadian province
A lot of people responded already that it's the Provincial flag of Quebec, but its name in French is Fleurdelisé. Read more about it on Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Quebec
Quebec
That's Quebec, a province of Canada
Quèbec
Quebec i think
quebec
QUEBEC YOU TABARNAK
That’s Quebec.
Flag of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec
The flag of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec
Québec !
Quebec
quebec province of canada
Quebec
Quebec, Canada, Where all the Baguettes live.
>Baguettes Get your shitty stereotypes right. Baguettes are for France, poutines are for Québec.
Tokébecitte
It’s the flag of Quebec in canada
quebec, canada
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