In society thumb|right|Flag of the Armoured Brigade of the Finnish Army. thumb|Flag of the National League of POW/MIA Families. thumb|right|Flag of mourning in Prague Castle. thumb|Flag of Cornwall, a county of England Black flags are often associated with funerals in the West, particularly state funerals and public mourning. In the former Yugoslavia, a plain black flag is the flag of mourning. It is displayed for 40 days after death on the deceased person's house. The black flag is the symbol of the Jewish ultra-Orthodox, anti-Zionist group, Neturei Karta. It is flown as a sign of mourning over the creation of the State of Israel, most commonly on Israeli Independence Day. The Swedish Pirate Party has a black flag as a symbol, shaped like the letter P. In the German and Finnish militaries, black has been the traditional color of armored troops, which carries over to the flags of armored units. In Finland, also combat engineers have a black flag. The Armoured Brigade has a black flag defaced with a helmet, and engineer battalions have the black flags defaced with various symbols. The New Zealand Rugby Union team, commonly known as the All Blacks, have a predominantly black flag with a white fern superimposed: see List of New Zealand flags. The flag of Cornwall is mostly black with a white cross on it.
In society thumb|right|Flag of the Armoured Brigade of the Finnish Army thumb|Flag of the National League of POW/MIA Families. thumb|right|Flag of mourning in Prague Castle. thumb|Flag of Cornwall, a county of England Black flags are often associated with funerals in the West, particularly state funerals and public mourning. In the former Yugoslavia, a plain black flag is the flag of mourning. It is displayed for 40 days after death on the deceased person's house. The black flag is the symbol of the Jewish ultra-Orthodox, anti-Zionist group, Neturei Karta. It is flown as a sign of mourning over the creation of the State of Israel, most commonly on Israeli Independence Day. The Swedish Pirate Party has a black flag as a symbol, shaped like the letter P. In the German and Finnish militaries, black has been the traditional color of armored troops, which carries over to the flags of armored units. In Finland, also combat engineers have a black flag. The Armoured Brigade has a black flag defaced with a helmet, and engineer battali.ons have the black flags defaced with various symbols. The New Zealand Rugby Union team, commonly known as the All Blacks, have a predominantly black flag with a white fern superimposed: see List of New Zealand flags. The flag of Cornwall is mostly black with a white cross on it.