Which country first had a flag? Detailed answer

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Which country first had a flag?

The idea of a national flag is relatively new, but the flags themselves have been around for a long time. They were used during the fighting in order to indicate the location of the command.

In very ancient times, decorated poles were used as flags. The ancient Greeks used an ordinary weapon or a piece of cloth with a letter raised on a pole as a flag. The first cloth flag was invented in ancient Rome: it was a square cloth on a crossbar, which was attached to the end of a spear.

When the national flag for the United States was chosen, this idea was not yet widely accepted. Many European states fought under the flag of their king. The French used the white flag of the Bourbons. The national flag of England was the flag of Saint George. The current state flag, the Union Jack, was adopted on January 1, 1801. Perhaps the oldest state flags are the flag of Denmark, adopted in 1219, and the flag of Switzerland, from 1339.

After the United States, many states also adopted their own national flag. After the French Revolution, the tricolor flag became the national flag of France. In 1805, the green-white-red national flag of Italy was adopted. In the XNUMXth century, many South American states announced the adoption of a national flag, and this idea was accepted everywhere.

Did you know that at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, each state had its own flag? The flag of Massachusetts featured a pine tree, South Carolina a rattlesnake, New York a black beaver on a white field.

When choosing the American national flag, it was first proposed to include the image of the English "Union Jack" in it. This idea was rejected and 13 stars were offered instead.

Author: Likum A.

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