Flags

According to Ancient and Heraldic traditions much symbolism is associated with colors. The colors on the Scottish flag represent the following:

* White - peace and honesty

* Blue - vigilance, truth and loyalty, perseverance & justice.

The blue and white flag is the Cross of St. Andrew, the Patron Saint of Scotland. The first corroborated use of the symbol dates from 1286, when it appeared in the government seal of the "guardians" of Scotland.

The British flag, the Union Jack, is made up of the flags of the Patron Saints of each country that is part of the British Isles, as if the flags were placed one on top of the other.

The earlier flag of Scotland, a rampant red lion and intricate red border on a bright yellow background, is the royal coat of arms of Scotland, and the Scottish Royal Standard. It was used in the early 13th century on seals and in flag form, and is still valid today. Technically, the Scottish Royal Standard is only used by Her Majesty the Queen in her capacity as Queen of Scots, however, in the 20th century it was unofficially used as a Scottish national flag.

It is considered by many people that flying an American flag upside down is a form of desecration against the country. However, this is not an illegal act. Flying the American flag upside down is actually a sign of distress and is treated in such a manner.

The US fought for South Korea. they were just to help South Korea because North Korea is invading them.

The red and white had significance, that I don't recall. But from a purely aestetic point of view, the red on the outside helps frame the flag. If the flag had 7 White stripes then that would mean the White would be on the top and bottom and this would not stand out on a bright day and would be virtually invisible.

The thirteen stripes represent the thirteen original states of America.

The 50 stars represent the total number of states today. So, if a state is gained or lost this part of the flag will change. The stripes however will never change (unless you change American history).

Flags are a branch of Heraldry - most ancient flags were based on coats of arms - and have to obey the same rules. On heraldry the only colours permitted are gules (red), azure (blue), vert (green) and, very very rarely, purpure (purple). There are also two metals, or (gold) and argent (silver), usually represented by tellow and white respectively. red, white and blue, therefore, represent half or more of the available hues.

The flag of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) has the following symbolism: The blue stripes signify sovereignity, peace and friendship. The white stripes signify purity and the heritage of the Korean people. Red represents the revolutionary spirit of the people. The red star is the symbol of communism.

Neither, the flag has a navy blue field with 50 white stars in it and alternating red and white stripes. But, looking back into history our US flag began as the British Red Ensign and someone sewed six white stripes on it making it into what we know as the "Continental Colors" - the first flag of British Colonial America. On June 14th, 1777 Congress specified the new US flag as having 13 stars on a blue field representing a new constellation and 13 alternating red and white stripes representing the 13 states. The blue field with 13 stars replaced the King's Colors (Union Jack) in the upper left corner.

They are white.

The colors of the Italian flag are red and white, and green.

The red and white are the colors of the Milan flag, and the green was the color of the uniform of the Lombard Legion. Some have attributed the colors of the flag as being that the green symbolizes the country's plains and hills, the white symbolizes the snowy Alps, and the red symbolizes the blood spilt in the Italian Independence wars. A more religious interpretation is that the green represents hope, the white represents faith and the red represents charity. Still another popular theory is that the three colors represent an Italian dinner - red for tomatoes, green for basil, and white for mozzarella.

Malaysia's flag is called "Stars and Stripes"

he colors red, white, and blue did not have meanings for The Stars and Stripes when it was adopted in 1777. However, the colors in the Great Seal did have specific meanings. Charles Thompson, Secretary of the Continental Congress, reporting to Congress on the Seal, stated: "The colors of the pales (the vertical stripes) are those used in the flag of the United States of America; White signifies purity and innocence, Red, hardiness & valour, and Blue, the color of the Chief (the broad band above the stripes) signifies vigilance, perseverance & justice."

The men and women of American military services who have served their country over seas wear a black and white American flag (which also show American struggle) most typically on their right shoulder.

The very first was was adopted on February 24, 1821 almost at the end of the Mexican War of Independence (1810 - 1821). Successive designs were adopted on 1823, 1864, 1867, 1893, 1916, 1934 and the final, present design which was adopted on September 16, 1968.

In 1821, the year Mexico became a sovereign nation, the new government established the national flag which was green, white, and red. It portrayed the national coat of arms with an eagle in various designs used by the military and government.

In 1823, the second national flag was adopted when the first Republic was established in 1823. The flag that represented this republic had the same colors, the image in the center was only that of an eagle's talon and oak and laurel branches.

In 1865, a third official flag was established by the Second Mexican Empire, and by Emperor Maximilian in particular. This flag had the same color pattern, but with the national arms on the white stripe and with four eagles at each corner of the flag. This flag did not last long however. By 1867, the Mexican people overthrew and executed the Emperor, and the second flag was re-adopted by the people as the national flag.

Finally, in 1968, Mexico officially adopted the current version of the Mexican flag.

Several countries have flags with the colors of red, white, and blue, including the United States, Cuba, Cambodia, and the United Kingdom. Taiwan, Russia, Panama, Norway, Australia, and Chile are among the countries with a flag of these colors.

It depends on the type of ship, the type of flag in question, and whether or not the vessel is in port or underway at sea.

(This applies to U.S. Ships) Typically in port, a U.S. warship flies 2 primary flags, one on the bow mast and one on the stern mast. The one on the bow is known as the Jack, while the flag on the stern is known as the Ensign, and is the warship's national flag. The Jack on a U.S. warship is comprised of the blue field of stars typically seen on the U.S. National Flag, or Ensign; the British Jack, called the Union Jack, is a cross with an X over it and is widely known. By contrast, where U.S. warships fly the U.S. flag, the British Royal Navy has its own Naval Ensign, different from the National Ensign of England.

There are usually different sizes for holidays, in port and underway. Depending on the size of ship and occasion, some flags can be huge in size.

Surface warships will fly their Ensigns from the stern mast underway; Submarines are different in that they fly the Ensign from a stern mast in port, but from the bridge at the top of the fairwater (also known as the sail, the wide tower that rises from the deck about 30' above it).

Warships also fly what are know as Unit and Battle Flags, which denote commendations from the Division or Squadron Commander, President, etc. for battles or unit excellence in other areas. These are only flown in port at the quarterdeck.

Merchant vessels typically will fly the flag of the nation they're flagged under. Nations can have agreements with nations that have stronger navies to provide protection for their ships moving through hostile waters, and as such agree to fly the flag of the protecting nation. This is how the U.S. originally got involved militarily in the Persian Gulf, by reflagging Kuwaiti tankers. They will fly either their own national ensign from the stern mast, or the flag of the protecting nation. The bow mast usually has the flag of the company the ship belongs to.

That depends on what flag you're talking about. Different flags of different countries may have different meanings behind their stripes. For example, the flag for the United States of America has 13 stripes in alternating red and white to symbolize the original 13 colonies.

Ezekiel Merritt led the Bear Party from the Sacramento Valley to Sonoma where they arrived at dawn on June 14, 1846. They declared to General Vallejo that they had no leader, and indeed they elected first John Grigsby as their leader in Sonoma. Upon Grigsby's declaration that he wished to return to the Sacramento Valley once again, William Ide was chosen as the civil commander and Henry Ford as the military commander. When John C. Fremont and his men joined the Bear Party in Sonoma, he was declared the head of the commander of the Bear Party on July 3.

The red flag with three golden lions comes from the English coat of arms (seen in the first and fourth quarters of the United Kingdom's coat of arms). They are three lions passant guardant, in heraldic terms. After the Norman conquest of England in 1006, the arms of the House of Normandy were used for England, they consisted of two golden lions on a red field. King Henry II of the House of Plantagenet used, in 1158, the first known arms of an English monarch: one golden lion rampant on a red field (very much a reversal of the current Scottish standard and coat of arms. King Richard I (often referred to as Richard the Lionheart), Henry's son, decided to use his personal arms for England: two golden lions rampant on a red field, however by the end of his life he was using three lions passant on a red field--the current English arms. The origin of the third lion is unclear, some say it was to represent the Anglo-Norman empire, other say it was to represent the single leopard of Aquitaine, and other still maintain that there was no fixed number and three was eventually just settled on. These arms would be used relatively constantly to represent England, often including other arms to represent other territories, such as the French arms to represent the claim of the English monarch to the French crown. The lions and the term lions can still be seen today in an assortment of places other than the United Kingdom coat of arms. It is also used in the arms and royal standard (flag of the monarch) in many Commonwealth nations. It is seen in the logos for the English national football team (where "Three Lions" is also the nickname), the national cricket team, and the Great Britain rugby league team. It's also the nickname of said Great Britain team and also the English rugby league team. It is not, however, used as a logo or nickname for the English rugby union team where a red rose is used.

The current U.S. national anthem is part of a poem written by Francis Scott Key (The poem is called Defence of Fort McHenry), a lawyer and poet who was an American stuck on a british ship when they were attacking Fort McHenry during the war of 1812. The anthem was not adopted until March 3, 1931.

The first official United States flag came from a resolution of the Second Continental Congress on June 14th 1777, had 13 stars. However before this time the Grand Union Flag (Continental Colors) was used to represent the 13 Colonies, had 13 stripes and the British Union with no stars.