How do flag colours get chosen for a country?

Question

Like why are we red,white, and blue and Italy is red and green with some white...

im american, i have always spelled colour the wrong way, i have no idea why...i also have some other british quirks that i dont know where they came from

Answer 1

maybe from some characters of the whole country.
like the chinese flag is red, and it's chosen from people's civilization and we say that China is founded from or worrior's blood, or from war , so it's chosen to be red

Answer 2

There is usually a contest put out to students across the country to chose the design for the flag and the colors.
You have not spelt colour wrong, you have spelt the Canadian way. Our spelling comes from the Greeks, and the Romans. There is always more ways to spell a word and in some cases different meaning. or the word is spelt the same but has different meanings. Ex: Serge - a four spool sewing machine that over locks. But if you are a farmer Serge is a milking machine. Baste is a sewing term for large stitches, or you can baste a turkey that you are cooking in the oven, by pouring the juice over the bird.

Answer 3

Canada's flag (my country) is red and white. The maple leaf in the middle is red and white is a good background for any flag. Originally the outside boarders were blue and represented the Atlantic and Pacific ocean, but Canadian didn't want a flag with the same colours as America and Britain.

Red, white and blue are popular colours. American, France, and Britain have the same three colours. Red and blue are both primary colours. Red is strong and blue is peaceful. White makes a good background.

It is interesting that America's flag has the same colours as Britain's flag. Perhaps it was a symbolic gesture, showing that America was like Britain, but different (better). After all, one of the most popular Revolutionary War Tunes was Yankee Doodle, which used the same melody as a well known British folk song.

P.S. are you British? Or Australian. You said your countries flag is red, white, and blue and you question is in English, so I'm guessing your not French. Furthermore, you use the English spelling for colour instead of the American color.

Answer 4

In most cases, colours and design of flags represent an important factor of a country's history or pride. Japan's flag, for example is designed because their country can always see the rising sun from east clearly as well as the belief in ancient times that the Sun is actually a god.

Answer 5

I just can say that here in belgium, the colours of the flag (black, yellow and red) were colours of previous institutions before the independance of the country and they were associated to form our flag.
I'm sure that the choice of the colours have an historical reason.

Answer 6

The flag of a country is often, picked out in a contest set by the government

Answer 7

Your spelling is just fine. The colours of flags are chosen by the powers that be.

Blatt, who calls our flag a bloody rag? Seems to me they aren't true Canadians if they do.

Answer 8

Because people chose which flag they will chooses they had many other choices of flag too. It's a people decision just like when people voted for the election.

Thank you.

Answer 9

Maybe the colors represent something to The Country IDK..maybe the country had a vote and chose them..or listen to the anser above^^^..lol

Answer 10

i don't really know, but i know why the American Flag has 50 stars(50 states) and why the Canadian flag has a maple leaf (maple tree is main tree)