Unit3Themeaningofcolour南非历经磨难才完成了独立,你知道其国旗颜色背后的意义吗
TheSouthAfricanflagcontainsthecoloursofblack,yellow,green,white,redandblue
Thered,whiteandblueoftheflagwerecarriedoverfromtheoldflag,andrepresentedtheinfluenceoftheEnglishandDutchwhofirstcolonisedtheregion
Theredisnotatruered,butared/orange
ThiscolourrecallstheredoftheUnionJackandDutchflagsandtheorangeofthepreviousflag,resultinginacombinationofthetwocolours
RedandorangewerebothpredominantcoloursinearlierSouthAfricanflags
Theblack,greenandgoldarethecoloursofthesouthernAfricannationsingeneral
ThegreentheoreticallyreflectstheunificationofthevariousethnicgroupsofsouthernAfrica
Thecoloursontheflaghavenomeanings
However,theflagitselfisasymboloffreedomanddemocracy,asitbecametheofficialSouthAfricanflagafterthefirstdemocraticelectionin1994
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