The Origins Of National Flags - Flags Explained

Having a country flag may be an obvious thing, but for a long time it wasn't. There isn't really one point in time, or even one place, where the idea evolved. It evolved over hundreds of years and flags were used in different ways in different places. This is how we (probably) got to have the idea of a national flag.

Did you know flags probably evolved from military standards? And that the colour red was synonymous with protest before it was synonymous with communism? The word for the study of flags, vexillology, has its origins in the vexillum - a Roman standard.

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[dylanthechillinvillain]

I’m surprised you did Maryland’s flag, very interesting video. Go Maryland, crabs, and jousting!

[staticshockk]

The Soviet Union flag isn’t the reason communist flags are red. The reason most left leaning ideologies have red in them comes from the red in the french flag. I don’t remember what the white and blue symbolised but the red stood for the blood of the people that build the nation. Workers right activist in France used red flags to empathise the importance of the people. The colour then spread across Europe to represent leftist movements. Soviet Union’s adaptation made it even more popular though.

[beneveche]

In the Bible it is written that The 12 tribes of The Israelites had also flags, during the Eodus from Egypt

[raplopez]

Mexico's flag has red and green because the Mexican eagle has to eat its snake with chile y limon 🌶️ 🍈

[InsanWafi]

Can I share your video on my YouTube account, but I will change the explanation with my voice and language? Of course I will include your YouTube account link.

[msdfan]

Well indus valley civilizations were first to bring flag, they used for business purposes.

[gbigsangle]

Flags are semaphores. Signals. National flags are a signal to others that they are sovereign and unique and not part of some other country.

[seanvanriel]

3:43 The flag for Greenland is wrong, but still a good video!

[magicalforest]

The first official flag in the world is of Nepal 😊

[ameyzone]

Flag culture you will find in Indian origin BC 3000