Rainbow flag India during the week of Amartithi (the anniversary of his death on January 31, 1969). Rainbow is used as an element of flag of Patriots of Russia (Russian: Патриоты России, "Patrioty Rossii") political party. This rainbow flag in Italy was first used in a peace march in 1961, inspired by similar multi-coloured flags used in demonstrations against nuclear weapons. It became popular with the "Pace da tutti i balconi" ("peace from every balcony") campaign in 2002, started as a protest against the impending war in Iraq. The most common variety has seven colours, purple, blue, azure, green, yellow, orange and
With flying colours the nautical allusion, and are phrases to express persistence or stubbornness. ""Sailing under false colours"", staying consistent with its nautical origin, is another way to express deception, or to mislead or mystify. With flying colours "With flying colours" is a popular idiom of the English language. The phrase's origins relate to ship flags. Ships serve scientific and cultural needs, as well as the transportation of goods, and resolving political and national conflict. In the past, without the use of modern communication devices, a ship's appearance upon the immediate return to the port could communicate how the crew fared at sea.