Regional/Cultural Day
Somali Flag Day
The Somali flag is a single white five-pointed star on a light blue field. The blue represents the sky and the Indian Ocean. The star represents the five Somali-majority regions: British Somaliland, Italian Somaliland, French Somaliland (Djibouti), the Ogaden (Ethiopia), and the Northern Frontier District (Kenya). The AHA! moment: the star has five points, but only two of those regions ever became part of Somalia. The other three are still claimed by the flag, which means the flag is both a symbol of unity and a symbol of an unfinished project.