Flags have been venerated for long long before America. It’s a war thing, but think about it, in the medieval days they would have a whole guy in an army unit dedicated to be a “flag bearer”. It was an important role and important to keep the flag held aloft. Not to mention the symbol on the flag was often linked to the divinity of the king or the pope. America just continued with that tradition, we didn’t start it.
In medieval and early modern times, the flag bearer was basically your radio guy. He was supposed to keep the flag held up high at all times, as if the entire fighting group’s life depended on it, cause very often it did.
And if it’s that important to hold a flag up, over hundreds of years, weird traditions develop around the practice.
Flags have been venerated for long long before America. It’s a war thing, but think about it, in the medieval days they would have a whole guy in an army unit dedicated to be a “flag bearer”. It was an important role and important to keep the flag held aloft. Not to mention the symbol on the flag was often linked to the divinity of the king or the pope. America just continued with that tradition, we didn’t start it.
In medieval and early modern times, the flag bearer was basically your radio guy. He was supposed to keep the flag held up high at all times, as if the entire fighting group’s life depended on it, cause very often it did.
And if it’s that important to hold a flag up, over hundreds of years, weird traditions develop around the practice.
Sure, but the question was whether there is any other nation which is so stuck in this medieval tradition.