Prepare a story about flags 1 2. Interesting facts about the flags of the countries of the world. History of the creation of the flag of the Russian Federation
- Most state flags are 2: 3 or 1: 2 rectangles. However, a couple of European states: the Vatican (speaks Italian) and Switzerland (speaks Italian, German, French) have square flags, while Nepal owns a flag made up of two triangles fused together, one on top of the other, and Ohio ( USA, English) adopted a flag similar to the letter M turned 90 degrees to the right, just like a children's flag.
- Same frags. The flags of Monaco and Indonesia use the same state symbols: red and white horizontal stripes. In 1945, the government of Monaco opposed the adoption of the red and white bicolor by independent Indonesia, but their protest was rejected, since the Indonesians proved that their flag was ancient in origin.
- The most popular colors of national flags are red, white and blue. Of these three favorites, the flags of Russia, France, the United States, SQUiSI (Great Britain), Australia, NZ, the Netherlands (Holland), Serbia, Thailand and many others are entirely composed.
- The simplest (one-color) flag until October 2011 was the flag of Libya, but with the fall of the Gaddafi regime, the completely green rectangle has ceased to be a state symbol, so the place is currently vacant.
- Most volatile flag. The colors on the flag of the Philippines change places: in wartime, the upper stripe is red, the lower one is blue.
- Constellation of the Southern Cross. The most famous constellation of the southern night sky, visible only below the equator, is depicted on several flags at once: Brazil, Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, Tokelau.
- The Scandinavian cross is seen on the flags of the Nordic countries (where the Vikings lived) such as Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Finland, Sweden, as well as the micronation of Ladonia.
- Inscriptions. On the flags of Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, the Arabic script is present. The Brazilian flag carries the motto in Portuguese and Haiti in French, Baileyza and San Marino (speaks Italian) in Latin. The inscriptions in Spanish are usually so small on the scale of the flag that they are almost invisible, but they are present in the flags of Spain itself, Bolivia, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, El Salvador, and the coat of arms of Venezuela, which (sometimes!) Falls on it flag.
- "Hammer and sickle" is still used in heraldic symbols, for example, on the flag of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR) and the Vladimir and Bryansk regions of Russia. And another symbol similar to it can be seen on the flag of Angola. The flag of Mozambique carries a Kalashnikov assault rifle.
- Double-sided flag. In Paraguay (speaks Spanish), the flag has two sides. On the obverse there is a star and the inscription "Republica del Paraguay", on the reverse - a lion and the slogan "Paz Y Justicia" - "Peace and Justice".
The less popular trinity is yellow, black, and green. They are present (along with the first) in the flags of Spain, Germany, Italy, the Vatican.
The constellation of the Big Dipper flaunts on the flag of Alaska. The moon (crescent) is mainly present on the flags of Muslim (professing Islam) states: Turkey, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Algeria, Mauritania, Singapore, Malaysia, Pakistan, Tunisia.
The sun is on the flags of various countries and can take the form of both faces with rays, in Argentina and Uruguay (they speak Spanish), or just a circle (Japan, Bangladesh, Niger), and on the flag of Guinea the sun appears as a yellow stripe standing vertically between red and green. Kiribati, Malawi, Taiwan (Republic of China, not to be confused with "people's" - PRC) also chose a star named Sun as their symbol.
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The flag is a distinctive sign, a symbol of the state. A flag is a piece of colored cloth, often with a large design or inscription. States, monarchs, armies, ships, sports clubs, political parties and movements have their own flags. Also in ancient egypt flags began to be used as symbols. Each independent, independent country has its own flag. The national flag symbolizes the history of the country, its strength and significance.
Historical reference. The first mention of the Russian flag dates back to the middle of the VXII century, during the reign of Alexei Mikhailovich, when trade with foreign countries... Alexey Mikhailovich, having studied the colors of the flags of different countries, settled on a white-blue-red one. For the first time it was raised on the first Russian ship "Eagle".
Peter I changed the status of the flag. Peter I bestowed the white-blue-red flag of the land army and the merchant fleet, commanding "... on merchant ships to be a banner, modeled on what is drawn, sent under this Great Sovereign by Decree." He also drew a sample with his own hand and determined the order of the horizontal stripes on the flag. And in 1712, a new flag was hoisted over the naval flotilla - a white flag with an azure cross, which was named St. Andrew's in honor of the holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called. The flags retained their meaning and were honored as historical.
After the Great October revolution(1917) the State flag of Russia in red was approved. In 1918, the first Soviet constitution established the constitution established the official model the official model State flag RSFSR. State flag of the RSFSR. The state flag of the USSR was adopted in 1923. The state flag of the USSR was adopted in 1923. In the minds of people, the red flag was perceived In the minds of people, the red flag was perceived as a symbol of freedom. as a symbol of freedom.
In 2000, after the adoption of the law "On the State Flag Russian Federation The tricolor was finally approved. And now “The national flag of the Russian Federation is a rectangular panel of three equal horizontal stripes: the top one is white, the middle one is blue and the bottom one is red. The ratio of the width of the flag to its length is 2: 3 ".
The national flag of Russia is hoisted on state buildings, on the Government House, on the buildings of diplomatic missions and consular offices, on residential buildings on holidays and memorable events. The largest flag (3 by 4 meters) flies over the Kremlin.
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Residents of any country are proud of their national flag, because its colors help people feel together. It is no longer possible to imagine a football match or a cheerful folk holiday without the main national symbol.
And not only countries have their own "branded" panels. Provinces, cities, clubs and societies - in general, anyone who wants to emphasize their identity uses this simple and ancient tool. Flags have always been popular, and therefore interesting, mysterious and even curious stories are associated with them.
Maples versus beavers
What a flag looks like, everyone knows from childhood - thanks to hockey and autumn walks in the park. True, few people noticed that the famous sheet on a white background is very different from the original. The real maple leaf has 27 sharp edges, while the flag has only 11. The maple has not always been a national symbol of Canada. The country, one might say, miraculously escaped the beaver flag.
Of course, this is a cute and useful animal, but only the lazy could resist ridicule. The only symbol common to all Canadians in the 19th century. it was a beaver. But when, during the solemn meeting of the Prince of Wales in Toronto, the question came up of what the children of immigrants born in Canada would happily wave as a sign of greeting, the idea with beavers was immediately abandoned. We confined ourselves to the most common plant in those places - sugar maple.
The kindest flag
The island, formerly known as Ceylon, has perhaps the most "Buddhist" and peace-loving national flag. The colors of almost all national flags in the world mean about the same thing: valor, honor, courage, courage, military victories. The flag of Sri Lanka, or rather, the four leaves of the sacred Bodhi tree, on the contrary, symbolize love, compassion, equanimity and happiness. These guys clearly have a lot to learn.
Long-lived flag
The oldest flag in the world is Danish. The white cross on a red background first appeared in 1219. Naturally for that time, it was not without mysticism. According to legend, the flag simply appeared from the sky and descended on the heads of the Danes fighting the Estonians, for whom their bishop prayed during the battle. The Danes won the battle, but they still use the flag and even gave it a name - Dannebrog.
Submarine pirates
The Jolly Roger, the famous pirate flag that we see so often in movies and in pictures, was originally red, not black. The red color meant that pirates are merciless in battle and kill everyone indiscriminately. Even the name of the Jolly Roger flag itself is most likely of French origin - Joli Rouge, which means "beautiful red". But the skull and crossbones were already on the first "Rogers", experiments began later: in addition to black, crossed sabers and whole skeletons appeared.
Incidentally, not only unscrupulous filibusters used the Jolly Roger. Even noble officers do not disdain pirate symbols, though, of course, as a joke. Before the First World War, when Her Majesty's fleet acquired the first submarines, one admiral announced that he would use submarines in sea battle- vile and not in English, and prisoners from foreign submarines should be hanged as pirates.
In response to his words, the commander of the submarine E9, which returned to port after a successful battle, raised the Jolly Roger. Since then, in the Second World War, and in other conflicts, and even in Iraq, British submariners always raise the pirate flag, mooring in their port after a successful operation.
Rulers of the seas
In the era of globalization, anything is possible. For example, today in the seas and oceans the ruler of the seas, Great Britain, together with the Invincible Spanish Armada, has long been ousted ... no, not and not, but, frankly, not the most noticeable in the world arena Liberia and Panama. Today, there is an absolute majority of ships flying the flags of these countries in all ports and on all waterways.
The point, of course, is not economic and military power, but the concept of a "flag of convenience". By purchasing the right to fly the flags of these states, the ship owner receives significant bonuses. For example, fast registration, minimum wages for sailors, favorable rates of port dues around the world, because these countries have never participated in major wars.
Record patriotism
Romania has recently become the owner of the largest national flag on the planet. Representatives of the Guinness Book of Records, having carefully measured, recorded a record for residents of the village of Klincheli, 35 km from Bucharest. Workers at a local garment factory used up 70 km of thread while working on 349 by 227 meters of fabric. Of course, they did not even try to hang this flag (its area is like 10 football fields), but simply spread it in a field near the village.
Flag guide
The flag of Cambodia is very convenient for tourists: it depicts the main attraction of the country - the Angkor Wat temple. Naturally, this symbol in one form or another was present on the Khmer banners for a long time, and not only in the current version of 1993, so this is clearly not a concern for tourists. Although, if you fantasize, the trend is interesting: there will immediately be a reason to decide on the main tourist destination in the country.
Heads and Tails
The flag of Paraguay, the only one in the world, has different images on both sides. On the side, which is traditionally considered to be the front, there is a yellow star - the coat of arms of the country, and on the back - a lion, which is the emblem of the state treasury. We hope Paraguayan children do not have to make a difficult choice when drawing pictures about the holidays or the heroes of the country.
Flag Observatory
Many countries can boast of animals, plants and weapons on the flags. But only Portugal is a scientific instrument. If you look closely, between the two fields of red and green in the background of the coat of arms is not just a golden ball, but an armillary sphere. This device was used for navigation and astronomical observations, and it is present on the flag thanks to the outstanding successes of Portuguese sailors.
Transformer flag
The Philippine flag is unique in that its stripes can be swapped. In a calm state, as chemists say, the blue stripe stands on top, but in case of war, the red one rises upward. The Philippines is an island state, so the flag, adopted in 1898, apparently helped to quickly alert the entire population of the country about the danger.
Flag without country
Perhaps only one national flag on all continents is recognized as their own - the Gypsy one. Despite the long history, the Roma got their own flag only in 1971. He was accepted at the first World Roma Congress in London. Many centuries of nomadic life have not erased their homeland from the memory of the gypsies. This explains the appearance on the Gypsy flag of the sacred wheel ("chakra"), the same as on the Indian flag.
Flag of primitive people
The traditional banner of the Italian province of Lombardy differs from many other provincial symbols of Western Europe. Instead of classical elements of heraldry such as shields, lions or swords, it depicts one of the oldest signs of humanity - the Kamun rose. The earliest drawings of this form are found in the caves of Lombardy and date back to the Bronze Age (1200 BC). By the way, such a symbol is called a rose relatively recently, neither how the ancients themselves called it, nor what it means, is not known for certain.
Flag comic
The French overseas territory of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon has what seemed to us the most colorful and at the same time the most informative flag. On it you can read the whole simple history of a small archipelago: first a ship sailed from France (1536), then the first settlement was founded by immigrants from and (two lower flags on the left), and later they were joined by settlers from the Basque country (upper left flag).
We are looking for a national idea
And finally, a little-known fact about the flag. It turns out that our tricolor, unlike the symbols of other states, still does not have an official interpretation of its colors. There are only a few unofficial versions. For example, white means peace, purity and perfection, blue means loyalty, constancy and faith, and red means energy, power and blood shed for the Motherland. From earlier times, an imperial explanation has been preserved: three colors speak of the unity of the Slavic peoples, while white corresponds to Belarusians, blue to Ukrainians, and red to Russians.
For the world around us, in the textbook for grade 2, there was a task to prepare a report on the state flag of Russia (or about other state symbols: coat of arms, anthem, but my daughter chose the flag). Here is such a report with visual support, we got it.
In the course of the report, illustrations with the abstracts of the report are displayed on an interactive whiteboard.
Russian flag- its official state symbol, along with the coat of arms and anthem. It is a rectangular panel of three equal horizontal stripes: the top one is white, the middle one is blue and the bottom one is red.
state flag of Russia
How the tricolor appeared in Russia? Until the 17th century, Russia did not have a state flag. The flag appeared during the time of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich (father of Peter 1) in connection with the birth of the Russian fleet.
the tricolor appeared in Russia under Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich
In 1668, the Dutch engineer David Butler, by order of the tsar, built the first Russian warship "Eagle". The question arose as to which flag to raise on the ship. They asked Butler. The engineer replied that the flag of his native Netherlands has three stripes: red, white and blue. Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich ordered to order the same fabrics for his cloth. But the order of the stripes on the Russian flag changed: a white stripe was located at the top, then a blue and a red one.
the first Russian warship "Eagle" under the white-blue-red flag
November 1, 1991 of the year, the white-azure-scarlet flag was approved by the State flag of the RSFSR.
white-azure-scarlet flag 1991-1993
Constitution adopted December 12, 1993 year, the modern look of the state flag of Russia is fixed.
state flag of Russia
Day of the State Flag of the Russian Federation
Annually on August 22, Russia celebrates the Day of the State Flag of the Russian Federation, established on the basis of the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1714 of August 20, 1994 "On the Day of the State Flag of the Russian Federation."
On August 22, 1991, the tricolor Russian flag was officially raised over the White House in Moscow for the first time, replacing the red flag with a hammer and sickle as the state symbol.
History:
The national flag in Russia appeared at the turn of the 17th-18th centuries, during the era of the formation of Russia as a powerful state. For the first time, the white-blue-red flag was raised on the first Russian warship "Eagle", during the reign of the father of Peter I, Alexei Mikhailovich. "Eagle" sailed under a new banner for a short time: after descending the Volga to Astrakhan, it was burned there by the rebellious peasants of Stepan Razin. Peter I was recognized as the legal father of the tricolor. On January 20, 1705, he issued a decree, according to which "all merchant ships" should raise a white-blue-red flag, he himself drew a pattern and determined the order of the horizontal stripes.
In different variations the three-stripe flag also adorned warships until 1712 when the Andreevsky flag was established in the navy. In 1858, Alexander II approved the drawing "with the arrangement of the emblem of the black-yellow-white colors of the Empire on the banners, flags and other items for decoration on the streets at solemn occasions." A January 1, 1865 a personal decree of Alexander II was issued, in which colors black, orange (gold) and white already straight named "state colors of Russia". The black-yellow-white flag lasted until 1883. April 28, 1883 The order of Alexander III was announced, which said: "So that on those solemn occasions when it is considered possible to allow the decoration of buildings with flags, only the Russian flag should be used, consisting of three stripes: the upper one is white, the middle one is blue and the lower one is red." In 1896, Nicholas II established a Special Meeting at the Ministry of Justice to discuss the issue of the Russian national flag. The meeting came to the conclusion that "the white-blue-red flag has every right to be called Russian or national and its colors: white, blue and red are called state." The three colors of the national flag received an official interpretation. Red meant "statehood", blue - the color of the Mother of God, under whose cover Russia is, white - the color of freedom and independence. These colors also meant the commonwealth of White, Small and Great Russia.
August 22, 1991 An extraordinary session of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR decided to consider the official symbol of Russia tricolor, and by the decree of the President of the Russian Federation of December 11, 1993, the Regulation on the state flag of the Russian Federation was approved. In August 1994, Russian President Boris Yeltsin signed a decree, which says: “In connection with the restoration of the historic Russian tricolor state flag on August 22, 1991, fanned by the glory of many generations of Russians, and in order to educate current and future generations of Russian citizens a respectful attitude to state symbols, I decree: Establish a holiday - the Day of the State Flag of the Russian Federation and celebrate it on August 22 ”.
On December 25, 2000, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the Law, according to which the State flag of Russia is a rectangular panel of three equal horizontal stripes: the top one is white, the middle one is blue and the bottom one is red.
Flowers Russian flag many symbolic meanings are attributed. Currently, there is no official interpretation of the colors of the State Flag of the Russian Federation.
White, blue and red colors from ancient times in Russia meant:
- white - nobility and frankness;
- blue - loyalty, honesty, impeccability and chastity;
- red - courage, boldness, generosity and love.
