Owais Mughal
The Confederate Battle Flag (commonly called the Southern Cross) was first designed during the American Civil War (in 1861) by the Army of Northern Virginia. The 13 stars on the flag symbolize the original 11 US confederate states plus Kentucky and Missouri. 146 years later, the flag has found a new home. It is being used as decoration in a village fruit shop outside Islamabad. Wonder if the shopkeeper knows about the flag?
Photo is courtesy of Aurangzeb Khan
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The reason I chose this photo post is bcause I couldn’t fathom how could this flag land in a Pakistani village :) But once it is there then it is easy to understand why is it being used as decoration. Because it looks colorful and villagers will use anything colorful to decorate their assets. Reason: To attract customers e.g. look how colorful are pakistani trucks, buses, rickshaws etc.
Mr. Hasan, you are, of course, correct in stating that the “Southern Cross” is the name of the constellation depicted on the Australian flag, but for us American Southerners, the Confederate battleflag (depicted in the photo above) is also known as the “Southern Cross.”
The reason for this is because the Confederate battleflag adopted the design of the St. Andrew’s cross, which is also depicted on the flag of Scotland, since St. Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland. When St. Andrew was martyred, he requested that he be crucified on a cross different from that upon which Jesus was crucified, because St. Andrew did not believe he was worthy to die in the same manner as Jesus. Since the X-shaped insignia on the flag represents the shape of the cross upon which St. Andrew was crucified, and is used on a flag associated with American Southern history, we here in the South also refer to the Confederate battleflag design as the “Southern Cross.”
if he knew ..i m sure he would have used more of em…their living standards clearly indicate what the country has to offer them…leaving no place for loyalty…
I always thought the “Southern Cross” referred to the stars on the Australian flag , as this constellation is only visible in the Southern hemisphere
Fits right in with the colorful fruit!