Each country has a number of attributes that distinguish it from others, namely: flag, anthem, coat of arms, national heroes and historical characters. But if we talk specifically about a visual symbol, then, naturally, it is a flag.
The British flag is rightfully considered the most popular, because its design solution has repeatedly adorned clothes, interior items and many other accessories of the most popular people in the world. Only the US star flag will compete with him.
Flag type
The British flag looks like a rectangular blue canvas, which depicts two red crosses framed in white, with the first cross vertically straight, it forms the central base, and the second is oblique.
The white framing of red crosses is also considered to be a section, so there are three crosses on the British flag. The question immediately arises, what exactly does this image symbolize? You can find the answer if you study the history of Great Britain.
Value
The image of the crosses symbolizes the unification of the four provinces of Great Britain, which include: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The people call this flag the united, or, as they say - "Union Jack". The word "Jack" in this case means the concept of the sea, this is the flag of the ship, since flags first appeared on ships. According to another version, "Jack" is translated as "king" who, with the help of his power, united two provinces: England and Scotland.
Be that as it may, on the modern flag of Great Britain three crosses intersect, symbolizing the three provinces and their saints.
The red cross in the center represents Saint George, the patron saint of England. The sign of Scotland is the diagonal white cross representing St. Andrew. But the oblique red cross symbolically denotes St. Patrick, the favorite and patron of Ireland.
It is worth noting that the symbol of the fourth province, that is, Wales, is absent on the flag, the fact is that until now there has not been a suitable idea for the location of their symbol, which looks like a red dragon. So far, this version of the flag is acceptable to everyone, since thousands of people around the world are used to seeing it.
Interestingly, each saint depicted as a cross on this flag has made a significant contribution to the history of Great Britain and its united people. For example, Saint George, the official patron saint of the English since the 13th century, but Saint Andrew was a martyr and an apostle and was crucified on the oblique cross, which became his symbol.
