There are many origins of the French national flag, the most representative of which is: 1789. During the French bourgeois revolution, the National Self-Defense Force of Paris used the blue, white and red flags as its team flag.
White is in the middle, representing the king and symbolizing the sacred position of the king; Red and blue are on both sides, representing the citizens of Paris; At the same time, these three colors symbolize the bourgeois alliance between the French royal family and Paris. The tricolor flag was once a symbol of the French Revolution. The three colors represent freedom, equality and fraternity respectively.
The national symbol of France
1, national emblem
The coat of arms is oval, and it is painted with one of the symbols popular during the Great Revolution-the bundle of sticks, which is an authoritative symbol used by senior law enforcement officers in ancient Rome. Both sides of the bundle are decorated with olive branches and oak branches, and the ribbon wrapped between them reads "freedom, equality and fraternity" in French. The whole design revolves around the ring ornaments with the Roman legion medal.
2. National anthem
La Marseillaise is a paean to freedom. It was written at the critical moment when Austria and Prussia intervened in the French Revolution in 1792, expressing the strong confidence and fearless spirit of the French people in fighting for democracy and opposing tyranny. The original author of the lyrics is Rouge de Rysl. 179265438+In February, La Marseillaise was declared by the revolutionary government as a "national song". To 1795, officially adopted as the national anthem by the National Assembly.