In the Middle Ages, the type of banner draped from a horizontal crossbar became known as a gonfalon.
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It is suspended from a crossbar which is attached horizontally to a long vertical pole ( see the article " Gonfalon " for a picture ).
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The earliest evidence indicates that a gonfalon with a municipal charge painted on it was used for Old Town as early as 1419 . Since this city militia flag was in use before 1477 and during the Hussite Wars, it is the oldest still preserved municipal flag of Bohemia.
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Attendees include families of devotees, tourists, and members of devotees'associations throughout the country and overseas, all carrying their long " estandartes " ( religious gonfalon ) usually coloured maroon or white and embroidered in gold and emblazoned with the image and the association name.
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On 22 August 1797 the Count Giuseppe Viscovich, Captain of Perasto lowered the Venetian flag of the Lion of Saint Mark pronouncing the farewell words in front of the crying people of the city and buried the " Gonfalon of Venice " under the altar of the main church of Perasto ( Listen the song " Perasto 1797 " by Luciano Brunelli ).
