Flag throwing

Flag throwing

The art of flag throwing dates back to medieval guilds. A guild's banner or flag was considered a symbol of purity, and as such it was not allowed to touch the ground.

There a two major categories of flag throwing: classical and acrobatical. In classical flag throwing, the flag is turned left and right around the body in a standing posture. In acrobatical flag throwing, the thrower uses both hands to move the flag in a sitting, laying, or kneeling posture.

External links

* [http://www.sbandieratoripieve.it/ Compagnia Sbandieratori e Musici di Città della Pieve] An Italian flag throwing company. The site contains descriptions, movies and pictures of modern flag-throwing exhibitions.
* [http://www.fotw.us/flags/xf-thro.html Flag throwing] , on "Flags Of The World" website.
* [http://www.sbandieratoripieve.it/ricerca/ricerca.htm SbandierAutori - An italian book on the flag throwers tradition]


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