People of Vága in front of the Heroes' Monument and National Flag in 1939

Vága, October 1, 1939; Between the two world wars, the movement that spread throughout Hungary began with the Ereklyés Országzzló erected on Szabadság Square in Budapest on August 20, 1928. Two years after the inauguration of the Szabadság Square memorial site, Ferenc Molnár, a teacher from Tarcal, suggested that other Hungarian settlements, following the example of Budapest, should also erect Országzzló, hoist them on every holiday, and then lower them to half-mast as a sign of Trianon mourning. As a result, the raising of Országzzló became a national movement. The “permanent accessory” of Országzzlós was the last official central coat of arms before Trianon, most often decorated with angels. Its motto was the inscription “Íig volt, íig lesz!” either on the flag or on the pedestal. The masthead was often painted in red-white-green stripes. Its top was decorated in many places with a hand raised to swear, a Turul bird, a double cross or a Trianon cross. In many places, an ornate staircase led to the pedestal.