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The History and Meaning of Graduation Gonfalons

Posted by Alan J. Duro on Jan 8, 2024 9:00:00 AM

Gonfalons

When you're attending in or participating in a graduation, there's a lot of symbolism that is often overlooked. The long gowns go back to medieval Europe, when scholars would wear long robes to remain warm in unheated castles. The mace carried by the Grand Marshall goes back to the same time period when bishops were not allowed to carry swords in battle and a mace was carried instead, as a symbol of their authority and as a means of defense. The commencement gonfalon banner and the graduation gonfalons signify the different colleges within a single university

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Topics: gonfalon, graduation gonfalons, commencement gonfalon

USA Flag Anatomy and Vexillology Terms

Posted by Derrek Coss on Mar 6, 2023 9:00:00 AM

Do you know the definition of “vexillology?”   If you overheard a discussion between two vexillologists (and we’re sure there are at least two of them) it would likely sound like a conversation in some strange alien language.  Well, hold on to your seat, folks--because we’re about to give you a lesson in vexillology, the scientific study of flags.

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Topics: American flag, flag facts, flag terms, flag repair, U.S. flag, flag history, USA flag, flag parts, flag anatomy, gonfalon, vexillology

Gonfalon: shapes, options, & accessories

Posted by Accent Banner on Feb 13, 2019 9:25:00 AM

Gonfalons, commonly referred to as graduation banners, have long been a staple of commencement ceremonies across the world. There seems to be nothing else that expresses as much elegance or honor as one feels when watching a class of graduates marching down the aisle led by a gonfalon displaying their department or college name proudly. Accent Banner has been supplying schools and organizations around the globe with applique, print, or hybrid (a combination of applique and print) gonfalons for years. In this blog we discuss the most common gonfalon shapes, sizes, options, and accessories.

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Topics: appliqued banners, applique, sewn banners, event banners, gonfalon, custom banner, custom banners, custom gonfalons, graduation gonfalons, commencement gonfalon, graduation, commencement banner, gonfalons, graduation banners, custom graduation banners, hybrid banner, gonfalon hardware

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