East TimorEast Timor was under the Portugal for a long time and they declared independence from Portugal on November 28, 1975.
From the hoist side there comes two isosceles triangles the upper black and the lower yellow one, the bases of which are overlapping. The upper black triangle has a white five pointed star, which signifies the light that guides the country, comes to one-third of the yellow triangle which in turn comes to half the length of the Flag.
Astrology says that the star is also connected with the symbol of good sheperd.The five-pointed star, if drawn with points of equal length and angles of 36° at each point, is sometimes termed a golden five pointed star. The golden five-pointed star is a very common ideogram in the western world, and has particularly strong associations with military power and war thus signifying the military of East Timor. Astrologically star is a symbol of light meaning bright future. By associating ourselves with the Star symbol, we are thinking of ourselves at the simplest, finest, level. As the demonstration of our loving nature, even just a smile to a passer-by, can brighten other people's lives - can totally alter the course of a day for them - so letting the Starlight shine from our hearts has a way of touching them inwardly and that's the nature of the people of East Timor. The star is generally said to symbolize all our hopes and aspirations. It means balance between the gifts of life and our gift to life. There are 2 isosceles triangles the bases of which are overlapping on the extreme left end of the flag. Individuation is the dynamic of the triangle according to astrology and it signifies the daring personality of the people of East Timor.
Red is active, daring, passionate, and optimistic. It enhances alertness and encourages activity. Red is held to be the most intense colour, the furthest from both black and white, and it is noteworthy that those languages which only have words for three basic colours always select black, white, and red. The red colour according to astrology signifies passion, warmth, vigor, strength and vitality which are also the nature of the people of East Timor. Red being related to fire and blood it is considered to be symbol of heat. It is even believed that red is the first color used by human beings. The white colour is precise, critical, and sincere and in the East Timor flag it is used as the symbol of purity. Yellow colour of the sun signifies the intellectual and communicative nature of people of East Timor. It is used to produce detachment and reduce depression. Yellow is considered as the most positive of colours and the closest to pure light. It also symbolizes the Sun. For years yellow ribbons were worn as a sign of hope as women waited from their men to come marching home from war. Today, they are still used to welcome home loved ones and denotes active, daring, passionate, and optimistic. It enhances alertness and encourages activity. The black colour of the flag is used to signify that the people are formal, conventional, and dignified. It symbolized power, strength, authority, elegance and death.
According to numerologists, each number possesses a certain power that exists in the occult connection between the relations of things and the principles in nature which they express. The star 1 in number according to numerology signifies the leadership skills, goal-oriented, strong will power, courageous, unconventional, inventive and creative skills of the people of East Timor. The stars in the flag have 5 points and the number 5 has always been regarded as mystical and magical, yet essentially 'human'. We have five fingers/toes on each limb extremity. We commonly note five senses - sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste. We perceive five stages or initiations in our lives - eg. birth, adolescence, coitus, parenthood and death. The number 5 is associated with Mars. It also signifies that the people are versatile and multi-talented, upbeat and inspirational, good communicator and motivators. The numerological number for the country East Timor is 3 and also the three points in the triangle signifies the trinity, friendly, very positive and optimistic, inspirational, motivating, enthusiastic and uplifting nature of the people. Apart from the 3 points in the triangle the 2 number of triangles denotes the gentle, subtle, cooperative and loving nature of people.
