Feeling the winter cold just a little bit too much? The long January arctic getting you down? Well, get your sun-tan lotion out and get ready to send in the Marines because this week... it's GRENADA!
Adopted for national and civil usage on February 7th, 1974 this flag flies over the Caribbean island of Grenada, which was invaded by Britain in 1762- who remained large and in charge until Grenada became an Associated State in 1967 and fully independent in 1974.
The nutmeg close to the hoist (the left side of the flag- the hoist is the area of the flag closest to the staff) represents well, nutmeg- Grenada's most famous product (it's known as the Spice Island.) The star in the center (and the disc) represent the capital St. George's while the six outer stars represents the other six parishes on the island. The red in the flag stands for courage and vitality, the yellow for wisdom and warmth and the green for agriculture.
Don't know much about history? Yes, the United States did invade Grenada in 1983- unsurprisingly, we won. So get your knowledge on over here and feel good about knowing something you didn't know before.
Until next time- keep your flags flying- FREAK or otherwise!
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