LuxThe 200 or so acolytes then promenaded across the bridge bearing banners and flags, stopping in the middle to hear poems by Vladimir Mayakovsky, Audre Lorde, June Jordan and Hart Crane, who had lived nearby.

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As a tribute to the people of the favelas, who refused to let poverty or adversity stop them dancing the samba and performing their religious rituals, he liked to create flamboyantly coloured parangoles capes, flags and banners that were meant to be worn in a collective dance in which participants would complete the art work.

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Some waved flags and banners as they stood under cold but clear skies.

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More than 300 people have bid for flags, banners and bunting used during the London 2012 cycle events in Surrey.

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The Avenue in the Rain by Childe Hassam, 1917, depicts Fifth Avenue in New York City adorned with flags and banners in support of the Allied war effort during World War I.

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American flags and University of Nebraska Cornhusker banners cover a large percentage of wall space in stores, restaurants and homes throughout the state.

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