What do the symbols on the union jack mean?

Answer 1

The red cross that goes up and down and across is the cross of St George (patron saint of England). The red cross that goes diagonally is the cross of St Patrick (patron saint of Ireland). The white cross that also goes diagonally, on a blue background, is the cross of St Andrew (patron saint of Scotland)

Answer 2

ANSWER Supposing it is the British Union Flag that you are talking about, it's composition represents the Union of Britain, Scotland and Northern Ireland and it consists of the national religious symbols of the 3 territories: St. George's Cross for England, St. Andrew's Cross for Scotland and St. Patrick's Cross for Northern Ireland. These 3 crosses are overlapped one on top of the other to form the Union Jack which represents the British Empire and the Commonwealth since 1801 until the present day.

Answer 3

The Union Jack's colours are mostly made up of the overlaid crosses from a number of other flags, particularly those of St. Patrick, St. George, St. Andrew and the Irish flag.

Answer 4

The Union Jack means that all of the United Kingdom's nations are in Unity and are part of the United Kingdom!

Answer 5

The red cross means purity ,the Blue represents the sky and northan Ireland's flag represents guess what the white. Hope it helps!

Answer 6

the colours of the union jack mean Scotland England Wales and northern Ireland all combined together

Answer 7

red, blue and white