red represents either:
a) blood
b) the maple leaf
white represents either:
a) purity
b) snow
I would say red because most flags have red,white and yellow in them.
In 1921, King George V proclaimed that the official colours of Canada were red and white. The flags colours were decided accordingly.
The colours of the olympic rings dont represent the continents, they are colours that all the flags have. Not one flag doesnt have an olympic ring colour.
The canadian flag is flown at half mast to represent mourning.
In the Olympic logo they represent the only five colours used in world flags.
Officially, it doesn't represent blood. Long before the current Canadian flag was adopted in 1965, red and white had been the official colours of Canada, going back to 1921 when King George V declared Canada's official colours as red to represent the flag of England (St George's Cross) and white to represent the French royal emblem. There may have been a subconscious connection between red and blood, but red is a colour with a lot of symbolic meaning - anger, love, violence. That's why it is prominent in the flags of many countries.
It represents the five continents which participate in the Olympic games. The colours represent the colours which are found most commonly on world flags. All the countries in the world have at least one of the colours represented by the rings on their flag.
It Is To Do With The Bright Sunshine In The Caribbean. So Bright Colours Must Be Used In The Flags. To Boast To Countries Like The UK.
The white means peace and honesty the red means hardiness, bravery, strength & valour.
YELLOW and RED
The six colours (five coloured rings plus the white background) represent the colours that appear on all the national flags of the 'Olympic' world. Red apears on the majority of these flags including the British, Chinese, Itilian, South Korea etc. etc.
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