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Flag is a nation's pride and is a symbol
of its rich culture and identity. The same can be seen in the United
Kingdom, whose flag is a true replica of its deep- rooted religion and
culture. It got its birth by the superimposition of
three Crosses- St. George's Cross from Flag of England, St. Andrew's Cross
from Scottish Flag and St. Patrick's Cross from Ireland.
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England: The Red Cross of Saint George on the white background is a
Flag of England. It is claimed that King of England Richard -The
Lionhearted honored St. George by becoming the first king to embrace the
Flag during his religious wars on the Holy Land of Jerusalem. St. George
was born in 270 A.D. He was a true Christian and a soldier who served in
the Roman Army. In 1415, he was bestowed with the title of patron saint.
Eventually St. George was beheaded as he declined to give up his faith and
protected his religion.In the last few years, Flag of England had regained its innate pattern and
since then has been increasingly used as a logo to support England at
sports events particularly at soccer games.
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Scotland: The Flag illustrating a white diagonal cross on the blue
background is the Scottish Flag. This Cross-is of St. Andrew who was a
Christian preacher. Legend says that Romans persecuted St. Andrew on a
diagonal cross in twelfth century and after many years of his death, his
mortal remains were brought to Scotland.
Wales: The
Red Dragon has been the traditional emblem of Wales since centuries.
Romans were the first to introduce Red Dragon to Britain and later
it became a proud symbol for Saxon Kings too. It is said that in
twelfth century, Dragon became an approved official symbol and a
model of Cadwalladr, a Welsh Prince and predecessor to Tudor Kings.
Tudor dynasty's customary and distinctive colors were white and
green which formed the horizontal bands of equal length on the background
of the dragon on the flag. In 1485, the King of England Henry VII
commanded to use Red Dragon on the Flag of Wales. The Welsh Flag
was officially endorsed in 1958.
Contributing Writer : Suneet Kaur has contributed several
articles online and in newspapers and magazines. For her, writing is a
passion and profession.
suneet_sweet_1969@hotmail.com
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