Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:38:12 +0200https://english.radio.cz/flag-expert-czechs-only-bring-out-their-flag-emotional-times-8104513© 2026 Radio Prague International The national flag of the Czech Republic, which is the same as the flag of former Czechoslovakia, will celebrate its centenary on March 30th. While the celebrations of the centenary of Czechoslovakia were grandiose, the flag’s golden anniversary is likely to pass largely unnoticed, overshadowed by the coronavirus crisis and other concerns. I spoke to the country’s leading vexillologist Aleš Brožek about how the flag was selected, why Czechs only bring it out in turbulent times and how to prevent hoisting it the wrong way round. I began by asking him how the flag was selected. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/cesko_2.jpg?timestamp=1590605323 https://english.radio.cz/flag-expert-czechs-only-bring-out-their-flag-emotional-times-8104513 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9