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Flags
The histories, meanings, and descriptions of the flags of the Countries of the World and the etiquette of using them.
6,955 Questions
What do the stars on the honduran flag represent?
The entire flag is described in the national anthem as a piece of sky, while the white stripe is described as a block of snow that crosses this sky. There is no snow in Honduras, but the national anthem latter clarifies this saying it is a sacred fondo? In this sacred fondo are found the five stars which represent the original central American countries. These are Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. The middle star, of course, represents Honduras. Honduras has one of the longest national anthems in the world, and with some of the most beautiful poetry among spanish speaking countries. The music of this anthem was made by a distinguished German and the lyrics by Augusto C. Coello.
Who designed the Mexican flag and why?
It was more of a community effort. The snake in the birds mouth represents the 'omen' or 'sign' that a prophet saw. He told the villagers to move and the sign that would tell them where to stay would be a snake in a bird's mouth on a cactus.
What does the flag of northern Ireland look like?
actually the Irish flag is green white and GOLD. orange is commonly depicted on flags but it is not part of the tricolour
Does Scotland have a national flag?
Scotland has two flags and one of them has two names. The best known is the flag with a blue background and a white multiplication cross. This flag is known as both the St Andrews Cross and the Saltire. The other flag depicts a lion standing on its hind legs and is known as the Lion Rampant.
What is the name of UK national flag?
The British Flag
The official flag of Great Britain/United Kingdom is called "The Union Flag". But is better known and officially referred to by its common nickname, Union Jack.
The Union Jack represents the four countries of Great Britain in a union, which are England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The Union Jack is a combination of the English flag (Saint George Flag), Scottish flag (St Andrew Flag) and Northern Irish flag (Saint Patrick Flag).
The main red cross in the centre represents England (Saint George). The white crosses in the four corners represent Scotland (St Andrew) (before Ireland was added, these crosses were blue). The red crosses in the four corners represent Northern Ireland (St Patrick).
Wales does not have a cross on the flag, despite being a member of Great Britain, because Wales is a principality, not a kingdom.
What is the origin of the Union Jack?
In 1603 Queen Elizabeth I of England died. King James VI of Scotland inherited the throne and became King James I of England. It was a union of the two royal crowns.
In 1604 King James I proposed that both countries should be one united kingdom, rather than two separate nations. However both the English and Scottish Parliaments rejected this.
So, King James I gave himself the official title of "King James Of Great Britain", which officially united both countries into one kingdom.
However, the English hated the Scottish flag, and the Scottish hated the English flag. Therefore, to stop the two countries bickering, King James put the two flags together. At this time it was known as the "Flag Of Britain".
Later on in history another cross for Ireland was added.
Where did the name Union Jack come from?
Firstly it was nicknamed "The Union" by British naval officers who flew the flag on their ships, because it represented a union of nations under one kingdom. Soon enough, the flag officially became known as the Union Flag.
The name "Jack" represents the bowspirit which the flag flew from on naval ships.
The two were added together to form the nickname "Union Jack".
Anything else?
The Union Jack might be changing soon!
In 2007 Wales declared that they felt pushed aside by the United Kingdom because they are not represented on the Union Jack despite being part of the Kingdom.
There is a debate whether Wales should be added to the Union Jack. If Wales is added, the flag will look even different. An artists representation of what the Union Jack would look like if Wales is added, is below in the related links.
What is the provincial flower of Ontario Canada?
The provincial flower of Ontario, Canada is the Trillium grandiflorum, which is native to eastern North America. It is commonly called the 'Large-flowered Trillium'. In the in the family Melanthiaceae, it is a monocotyledonous, herbaceous perennial. It grows in the shady areas of forests. The Trillium grandiflorum or Trille grandiflore has 3 or tri-petals growing above 3 leaves on the plant.
See pictures here. http://ontariowildflowers.com/main/species.php?id=714
What does the triangle represent in the Nicaragua flag?
Nicaraguan Flag Meaning:
The colors of the Nicaraguan flag originate from the flag of the former federation of the United Provinces of Central America. The two blue stripes represented the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea; while white symbolizes peace. A modern interpretation indicates that the color blue symbolizes justice and loyalty; while the color white represents virtue and purity. The coat of arms features an equilateral triangle which represents equality. Inside the triangle are five volcanoes, which represent the five members of the federation. The triangle also contains symbols of liberty and peace - represented bknjny a red Phrygian cap, white rays and rainbow.wow that's so wrong the bluniuse represents the sky and the waters and the white represents the land.
What does the national flag of china look like?
All red background, with a big yellow 5-pointer star in the top left corner, and 4 tiny yellow stars surrounding it on the right side
In the Brazil flag what does the diamond represent?
A few things that represent Brazil are:
-coffee beans
-soccer ball
-chille pepper
-music notes(dancing,samba)
-sun
-gold bar
-fresh fruits and vegetables
I hope this helps you! :)
How many stripes go completely across the American flag?
There are 13 stripes on the flag of the United States of America. Six white and 7 red stripes. However, from 1795 to 1818 our national flag had 15 stars and 15 stripes representing the 15 states of the USA at the time.
What does green white and red on the Mexican flag stand for?
The coat of arms has: an eagle, holding a serpent in its talon, is perched on top of a prickly pear cactus; the cactus is situated on a rock that rises above a lake. The coat of arms is derived from an Aztec legend that their gods told them to build a city where they spot an eagle on a nopal (prickly pear) eating a serpent, which is now Mexico City.
What represents the lion in the sri lankan flag?
Lion with the royal sword is the national icon of the people of Sri Lanka.
Lion represents the Lion Nation (Sinhalese) sword for bravery and royalty.
the waves of the neck of the lion for wisdom of the nation.
the concept of the lion flag is derived from ancient flags of the country used over from few millenniums back.
The for corners surrounding the Lion are decorated with 4 Bo-Tree leaves pointing at lion. These are representing 4 qualities of the nation which dominates lions greatness. " Meththa" - Universal Kind full friendliness
"Muditha" - Being happy and appreciation of others well being and good.
"Karuna" - Great Compassion towards others.
"Upeksha" - Stand steady mindfulness in good or bad, unshaken mind.
They are 4 Buddhist influenced mind qualities that the nation to practice.
the two colour strips on the side green and orange represents the Tamil and Muslim ethnicities living in the country. they were added later on.
What do the colors on the Northern Ireland flag represent?
The colors of the Northern Ireland flag is green, white, and orange. Green represents the Gaelic tradition, white represents peace between the followers of William of Orange, and the orange represents the followers.
What does the Bolivia flag symbol mean?
The name "Bolivia" derives from Simon Bolivar, the suppossed "liberator" of the country. The actual liberator was a Potosian? farmer. Bolivar is credited with the liberation of the country, however.
What are three items that represent Ireland?
The harp is the official symbol of Ireland. The shamrock is a common symbol used to represent Ireland, though not the official one. Green can represent Ireland. The sports of Gaelic Football and Hurling, Ireland's two national sports, can represent Ireland. St. Patrick's Day events, like parades, can represent Ireland. These are some of the things, but there are others, like music.
Although the two broad red and central yellow bands of the flag have not changed since the 18th century, the coat of arms has been changed over the years. The last change to the coat of arms occurred in 1981.
What color is the germany flag?
Black, red and gold.
Slogan behind that: From the dark (black) of the servitude through bloody (red) battles to the golden (golden) light of freedom.
The origin of that flag is the fight against Napoleon in 1813.
1848 it was already an symbol of the national revolution against the monarchs and the fight for democracy
What do the symbols mean on the Maryland flag?
The state bird is the Baltimore Oriole. The state boat is the Skipjack. The state cat is the Calico Cat. The state crustacean is Maryland blue crab. the state dinosaur is the Astrodon johnstoni. The state dog is the Chesepeake Bay retriever. The state drink is milk. The state fish is the rockfish(striped bass). The state flower is the Black-eyed Susan. The state folk dance is square dance. The state fossil shell is the Ecphora gardnerae gardnerae(an extict snail). The state insect is the Baltimore checkerspot butterfly. The state reptile is the Diamonback terrapin. The state sport is jousting. The state theaters are Center Stage and Olney theatre. The state tree is the white oak. And added by the Legislature in 2008 is Walking as the Official Exercise and the Smith Island Cake as the Official Dessert.
What does the Uruguay flag look like?
well if you go on google you can type in what does the flag of Uruguay look like and click images and it will show you.
from a girl in Beatrice Nebraska by Stoddard elementary i go to middle school I'm smart all A's in 6th grade
What does the yellow on the Spanish flag mean?
yellow represents generosity and red represents bravery.
What does the South Korea's flag mean?
First of all the red / blue in the middle means cosmic dual forces' harmony such as man and woman, light and dark, and so on. We call it TAE-GEUK.
Next the sticks (let's focus on the number of sticks)
3 (left-top) means sky, spring, east, and benevolence (called GUN)
4 (left-bottom) means fire, fall, south, and courtesy (called LEE)
5 (right-top) means water, winter, north and wisdom (called GAM)
6 (right-bottom) means land, summer, west and justice (called GON)
Koreans say this in order of Gun Gon Gam Lee.
The point is that we thought the harmony is one of the most importanct value.
(I don't think we still think like this though.)
The first entity to use the Italian tricolour was the Cispadane Republic in 1917. This happened after Napoleon's army successfully crossed Italy. At this time, small republics of Jacobin inspiration succeeded absolute states and with different varitants of colour. The flags were known for their three bands of equal size, which were inspired by the French model of 1790. Colors were chosen by the Republic and were either red or white. The colours of the flag of Milan including green.
Its a christian cross in yellow on a blue banner. This is due to the Saint and king Erik of old, he claimed that god showed him a burning cruss in the sky and instructed him to battle in his name under this banner agains the pagans of the east.
