page_title: Flag throwing
hierarchical_section_title: Flag throwing
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Esibizione degli Sbandieratori della Città di Arezzo nella edizione notturna della Giostra del Saracino ad Arezzo. English: Evening performance of the Saracen Joust in Arezzo: Exhibition of the flag-wavers
context_page_description: The art of flag throwing dates back to medieval guilds. A guild's banner or flag was considered a symbol of purity, and as such it was not allowed to touch the ground.
  There are two major categories of flag throwing: classical and acrobatical. In classical flag throwing, the flag is turned left and right around the body in a standing posture. In acrobatical flag throwing, the thrower uses both hands to move the flag in a sitting, laying, or kneeling posture.
context_section_description: The art of flag throwing dates back to medieval guilds (principally in Italy, Germany and Flanders). A guild's banner or flag was considered a symbol of purity, and as such it was not allowed to touch the ground.
  There are two major categories of flag throwing: classical and acrobatical.  In classical flag throwing, the flag is turned left and right around the body in a standing posture.  In acrobatical flag throwing, the thrower uses both hands to move the flag in a sitting, laying, or kneeling posture.
caption: Sbandieratori
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