The subculture of flying flags dates back centuries, serving as a way of communique on battlefields

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The culture of flying flags dates returned centuries, serving as a means of verbal exchange on battlefields. They conveyed messages of allegiance and victory, permitting armies to coordinate actions and processes devoid of verbal communique.