Everything about Esperanto Symbols totally explained
Since the earliest days of
Esperanto, the colour
green has been used as a symbol of mutual recognition and it appears prominently in all Esperanto symbols.
The
Green Star (
verda stelo) was first proposed in an 1892 article in
La Esperantisto (
The Esperantist) for use as a symbol of mutual recognition among esperantists.
The Esperanto
flag is composed of a green background with a white square in the upper lefthand corner, which in turn contains a green star. The green field symbolizes
hope, the white symbolizes
peace and neutrality, and the
five-pointed star represents the five
continents (
Eurasia,
North America,
South America,
Oceania,
Africa). The
flag was created by the Esperanto Club of
Boulogne-sur-Mer, initially for their own use, but was adopted as the flag of the worldwide Esperanto movement by a decision of the first
Universal Congress of Esperanto, which took place in 1905 in that town.
By recommendation of the board of the
World Esperanto Association, the flag should have the following proportions. The ratio of the width of the flag to the height of the flag to a side of the white square should be 3 to 2 to 1. The ratio of a side of the white square to the radius of a circle enclosing the star should be 10 to 3.5.
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Some Esperanto speakers consider the traditional flag too
nationalistic for an
international
language, so many organizations no longer recommend its use and, instead, use the
jubilea simbolo (
jubilee symbol, two green "
E"s facing each other on a white field). This symbol was created in
1987 by a
Brazilian Esperantist to mark the centenary of the creation of Esperanto. On the other hand, this new symbol is derogatively called the
melono (
melon) by some.
Most Esperantists, however, continue to hold the
verda stelo dear as a symbol of international or supranational solidarity, and regard the preference of one symbol over another as a purely personal choice. At most Esperanto congresses, all three main symbols can be seen in use on displays or being worn as badges.
Sometimes, Esperanto travellers will display the flag, wear a badge with one of the above symbols, or even wear green clothes, to make themselves known to other Esperanto speakers.
Flag variants
In 1905, delegates to the first conference of Esperantists at Boulogne-sur-Mer, unanimously approved a version, differing from the modern only by the superimposition of an "E" over the green star.
(External Link) Other variants include that for Christian Esperantists, with a white Christian cross superimposed upon the green star, and that for Leftists, with the color of the field changed from green to red.
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