The Irish flag (Green white and Orange (often rephrased as Green white and gold). Green represents the Catholics of the country, Orange the Protestants, and white the peace between the two groups
(Also, extra fact, it was gifted to Thomas Francis Meagher by a group of French women, based off the French tricolour)
The Costa Rican flag. Blue = the Clear sky that bring us toguether. Red = the blood spilled by farmers and workers of the land that built the country. White = the peace we enjoy thanks to those sacrifices.
Portuguese Flag:
Green-hope;
Red- blood that was once shed by our ancestors;
The armillary sphere- it represents our voyages around the world;
The castles- our conquests through the world;
The Shield- our kings but mainly D. Afonso Henriques, our first king.
I don't know why but in my house we have a Portuguese flag. No one knows where it came from, but we hold onto it just in case we need it in some random and Portuguese situation one day
The flag of Kuwait: the meaning of the four colors came from a famous poem:
White are our deeds; represents purity.
Black are our battles; the defeat of the enemies.
Green are our lands; the fertility of the land.
Red are our swords; the enemies' bloodshed.
Red for the Canadian mounted police, white for the never ending snow and the maple leaf for... Obvious reasons. Nah, but seriously, I don't know, I'm not Canadian
You know... I came to Canada and went to highschool here... they never really explained much other than people basically said "yup, that's good enough buddy!"
Red and White are the official colors of Canada, based on Saint George's Cross and the French Royal Emblem. I'm not aware of any logical significance to the maple leaf, but it's been used as a symbol of Canada, or what would become Canada, since the early 1700s, and was first used in an official capacity in 1868 in both Ontario's and Quebec's coat of arms. The current Canadian flag was inaugurated in 1965, so by that point the maple leaf had been the most widely known symbol of Canada for centuries, so it was an obvious choice to put on the flag.
Interestingly, the flags blazon was only registered in 2005.
Philippine flag
The three stars represent the three main islands
White for purity
Blue for peace
Red for bravery
(Normally, the red side of the flag would be under the blue but when the country is in chaos we flip it so red's on top.)
Ukrainian Flag. Blue on top= Sky, Yellow on bottom= Wheat fields. There is also a trident looking coat of arms on it that I don't know what represents.
Uhh... The southern cross (because we don't have a North Star in Australia) and the Union Jack.
I think there's a petition to change the Aussie flag now, get rid of the Union Jack because fuck the poms
The Dutch flag! Red, white and blue.
The red used to be orange, but producing the orange color was more expensive.
So naturally we changed it, wanting to save money.
It doesn't have a particular meaning, but the soldiers used it during the Dutch war of indepence.
And so concludes the most boring flag story ever.
That was during the war. After we sent those Spanish boys home to cry in their paella, there was a discussion about which flag should be used. The one we use now, or the Prinsevlag. The two parties were pro-state or pro-Prince. Both flags were used during this time. After that we were conquered by the French, and after the liberation we started using the one we use now permantly. Not sure why, we just do.
For all you screaming "Freedom" in the comments.
Blue: Preservance and Justice
Red: Hardness and Valour
White: Purity and Innocence
And the stars represent our states.
The British flag (union jack) is a collection of flags (St. George's cross of England, St. Andrews cross of Scotland, St. Patrick's flag of Ireland)
But England specifically (St. George's cross of England):
White: There were legends of this courageous saint’s having slain a vicious dragon. St George was a Roman soldier and a priest of the Guard of the Diocletian. During the Crusades, the soldiers would wear plain white tunics, thus the birth of a white background.
Red: The cross was used to represent this martyred saint in his religious capacities and was his emblem during his years of battle.
(Also, extra fact, it was gifted to Thomas Francis Meagher by a group of French women, based off the French tricolour)
Saffron: strength and courage
White with the Ashoka Chakra (wheel of law) : peace, truth and purity
Green: life and happiness.
Blue: Freedom
White: Peaceful freedom
Red: Bloody freedom
Green-hope;
Red- blood that was once shed by our ancestors;
The armillary sphere- it represents our voyages around the world;
The castles- our conquests through the world;
The Shield- our kings but mainly D. Afonso Henriques, our first king.
:p
From the blood to the light to the blood
White are our deeds; represents purity.
Black are our battles; the defeat of the enemies.
Green are our lands; the fertility of the land.
Red are our swords; the enemies' bloodshed.
Interestingly, the flags blazon was only registered in 2005.
The three stars represent the three main islands
White for purity
Blue for peace
Red for bravery
(Normally, the red side of the flag would be under the blue but when the country is in chaos we flip it so red's on top.)
Black, the people.
Yellow, the sun.
Red, the soil.
I think there's a petition to change the Aussie flag now, get rid of the Union Jack because fuck the poms
Red: the blood our heroes had lost for our freedom, bravery and honour
White: modesty, purity, and grace
Poms in the left top corner (gotta get rid of that shit)
And the southern cross because we think thats special.
The red used to be orange, but producing the orange color was more expensive.
So naturally we changed it, wanting to save money.
It doesn't have a particular meaning, but the soldiers used it during the Dutch war of indepence.
And so concludes the most boring flag story ever.
A red dragon defeated the icy white dragon who was terrorising the people of wales.
Blue: Preservance and Justice
Red: Hardness and Valour
White: Purity and Innocence
And the stars represent our states.
But England specifically (St. George's cross of England):
White: There were legends of this courageous saint’s having slain a vicious dragon. St George was a Roman soldier and a priest of the Guard of the Diocletian. During the Crusades, the soldiers would wear plain white tunics, thus the birth of a white background.
Red: The cross was used to represent this martyred saint in his religious capacities and was his emblem during his years of battle.
"Bc I saw it, man. It was a cross of fire on the sky and I saw it."
''totally.''