2007-03-21 00:05:11 · 4 answers · asked by charah h 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
moon - not sure
stars - five stars that represent - loyalty,democracy,peace,justice,unity.
2007-03-21 00:07:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Singapore's flag was adopted on December 3, 1959, when Singapore became independent from Great Britain. The flag has two equal-sized horizontal stripes, red on the top, white on the bottom. There is a white crescent moon and a circle of five five-pointed white stars in the red section (near the flagpole).
The white color on the flag stands for purity and virtue. The red color stands for brotherhood and the equality of man. The crescent moon represents for a young, growing nation; the five stars represent democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality. The proportions of the flag are 2:3 (height to width). The flag was designed and created by a group that was led by the Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore at the time, Dr Toh Chin Chye.
2007-03-21 02:04:19 · answer #2 · answered by Eco-Savvy 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The crescent moon represents a young nation on the rise. The five stars stand for Singapore's ideals of democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality.
2007-03-21 00:08:13 · answer #3 · answered by p37ry 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Chinese population wanted the five stars which were modeled off the flag of China, and the muslim community wanted a crescent moon. They added the half because pure red is too communist.
Then they gave them some random symbolism.
why am I answering a question asked 8 years ago
2015-03-22 14:57:04 · answer #4 · answered by Tony 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋