Every evening at exactly 6 pm, we hear a whistle blow. It's time for the lowering of the flag. If anyone is outside, they should stop and stand still and quiet until it is lowered. The students who are Scouts (a Tanzanian boy scout/girl scout sort of organization) take care of the flag-raising and lowering; Bahati in form four is this years Scout Commander, and he's the one lowering the flag today. I happened to be in the administration building at 6 today, so I got a photo of him at work out of the door.
As you can see, the Tanzanian flag is green, blue, black and yellow. The green is for agriculture, the blue is for water (the Indian Ocean, as well as the many lakes in Tanzania, especially the enormous Lake Victoria on the western border), the black is for the people, and the yellow is for the mineral resources of the country.
I was in the library until late tonight, working on various projects and helping students with things. Someone picked up my phone and got this photo of me chatting with Isack Jeremia. Fridays are usually long days!
1 comments:
Awesome picture of the lowering of the flag! The color of the sky makes a beautiful backdrop for the beautiful color of the flag. Thanks for the story of the flag.
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