Why are the flags of many European countries tricolor striped?

According to statistics, nearly 1/3 countries in the world use tricolor flags: Russia is white, blue and red horizontally, France is blue, white and red vertically, Germany is black, red, yellow and red horizontally, and Belgium is black, yellow and red vertically. ......

In fact, there are very interesting historical origins behind the nuances of these national flags.

/kloc-in Europe in the 0/7th century, the Netherlands was the maritime hegemon, with 75% of the ships in the world. And these tens of thousands of ships are flying red, white and blue tricolor flags with striking colors.

Because of this, many tricolor flags with stripes in Europe are set with reference to this flag in the Netherlands.

/kloc-In the 9th century, France, a neighbor of the Netherlands, led a wave of vertical stripes. At that time, the European revolution was surging, and the French held high the red, white and blue flags with vertical stripes, which set off a far-reaching French Revolution.

Therefore, many vertical striped tricolor flags in Europe were inspired by this flag in France.

Of course, different colors have different meanings. For example, the national flags of Germany and Belgium all reject red, white and blue, but adopt red, yellow and black.

This is because Germany and Belgium resisted the rule of France and the Netherlands in order to gain independence and freedom. Therefore, their national flag is to commemorate those national heroes who died:

Red represents blood, black represents darkness and death, and yellow represents light and wealth.