Even today in the city of Cusco, Peru it is common to see the flag around the city displayed even in government buildings and in Cusco main square. The use of the flag has its origin in Inca culture and it is called wiphala. In the German Peasants' War of the 16th century, the rainbow flag together with the peasants' boot ('Bundschuh') was used as the sign of a new era, of hope and of social change.Ī flag with a seven-striped rainbow design is used in Peru and Ecuador to represent Tawantin Suyu, or Inca territory. The Thomas Müntzer statue in the German town of Stolberg also shows him holding a rainbow flag in his hand. He is often portrayed with a rainbow flag in his hand. The reformer Thomas Müntzer (1489-1525) connected socially revolutionary claims with his preaching of the gospel. This denotation goes back to the rainbow as a symbol of biblical promise, when God used the rainbow as a sign to Noah that there would never be a flood like the one that happened. The use of rainbow flags as a sign of diversity, inclusiveness, hope and of yearning has a long history. Rainbow flags in various cultures and movements
