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Laos Flags – Lao Flag, Laos Bunting & Hand Flags
Red, blue and red with a white full moon over the Mekong, flown for Lao New Year in April, National Day on 2 December and by travellers back from Luang Prabang. Choose the Laos flag from 20x12in to 8ft x 5ft, hang Laos bunting in 3m or 9m and wave Laos hand flags.
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Laos Hand Flags
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Laos Wooden Table Flag
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Laos Satin Table Flag
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The Laos flag: a full moon over the Mekong
The flag of Laos has three horizontal bands, red, blue and red, with the blue band twice the height of each red one, and a white disc in the centre. Red stands for the blood shed in the struggle for independence, blue for the wealth of the nation and the Mekong river, and the white disc for the full moon rising over the Mekong, as well as the unity of the people. It was first used by the Lao Issara independence movement in 1945 and became the national flag in 1975, when the Lao People's Democratic Republic was declared. It is one of the few communist-state flags with no star or hammer and sickle. Our Laos flag centres the moon precisely on the blue band.
National Day, Pi Mai and travellers
National Day on 2 December marks the founding of the republic in 1975. In mid-April Pi Mai, the Lao New Year, brings water blessings and street celebrations, and Luang Prabang, a UNESCO World Heritage town, fills with processions and visitors. In Britain the flag is flown by Lao families, Buddhist temples and backpackers returning from the Mekong.
Sizes, grades and fittings
Laos flags come in 20x12in, 3ft x 2ft, 5ft x 3ft and 8ft x 5ft, from £6.99. The moon reads well even on the 20x12in, while a 5ft x 3ft suits a pole. Flagtex is a light, economical printed weave; DuraFlag is a dense knitted grade with reinforced hems that copes with wind and rain, and comes with eyelets, clips or rope and toggle.
Laos bunting
Laos bunting has the red, blue and white moon flag on rectangular pennants in 3m and 9m strings for a New Year party or a temple fair.
Hand flags and table flags
Laos hand flags come on wooden sticks in 9x6in and 18x12in. The 6x4in Laos table flag has a base, and the large wooden table flag is 18x12in. Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia are in our world flags.
Laos flag FAQs
What does the white circle on the Laos flag mean?
The full moon over the Mekong river, and the unity of the Lao people.
When is Laos National Day?
2 December, the anniversary of the founding of the Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1975.
When is Lao New Year?
Pi Mai Lao is celebrated in mid-April.
Why is the blue band wider on the Laos flag?
The blue band is twice the height of each red band, giving room for the moon.
Does the Laos flag have a star?
No, it is a red, blue and red flag with a white disc and no star.
Where are Laos flags dispatched from?
Laos flags are stocked in and dispatched from our Stoke-on-Trent warehouse, with same-day dispatch if ordered before 2pm and free 1–2 day UK delivery.