We Indonesians call our flag Merah-Putih. Merah means ‘red’, and putih means ‘white’. Our flag is rectangular. The width is two-thirds of the length. It consists of two equal parts, divided horizontally in the middle. The color of the upper part is red, and the lower part is white. Red represents courage and white means peace.
Historically, the meaning of the flag is that Indonesians are brave. They also seek peace among themselves and with other countries in the world.
On s special day, like Independence Day on August 17th, we raise the flag on a pole in front of each house. We love and admire our flag very much. On Independence Day the flag is raised while the independence song is played.
(Taken from Basic Writing)