Yorkshire

The flag of Yorkshire is a blue background with a white rose.
==Symbolism==
The flag represents Yorkshire. The blue represents the sea and sky. The white rose is used as a symbol of Yorkshire as a whole nowadays, although hundreds of years ago it was used as the symbol of the House of York who hailed from York, Yorkshire. The white rose is used as a patriotic symbol of Yorkshire, as opposed to the red rose of neighbouring Lancashire and the tudor rose of Tudor England (which is actually the white and red roses mixed together).
==Usage==
Yorkshire's flag is sometimes seen flying from flag poles across the county, moreso in recent years with the start of the annual Yorkshire Day celebrations. For many today it is a symbol of pride in being from Yorkshire.
Although the flag was designed and had been used unofficially since the 1960s, it was only officially adopted as the flag of Yorkshire on 29 July 2008. On the same day, it was registered by the Flag Institute at the request of the Yorkshire Ridings Society.
==Origins==
The flag of Yorkshire is similar to the flag of Lancashire, which is a red rose on yellow field. However, it is thought that the flag of Yorkshire came around a decade before the modern flag of Lancashire, so the true origins of the Yorkshire flag remain unknown.
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