【英语周报】2015年高中英语 Unit3 The meaning of colour Flags素材 牛津译林版选修9.docVIP

Flags Meaning and History ARGENTINA The Argentina RepublicThe emblem customarily appearing in the centre of the Argentinian flag is know as the Sun of May, and it represents the sun that shone through the clouds on 25 May 1810 when the peoples first demonstrations against Spanish rule began, At or about the same time, the demonstrators adopted the colours blue and white. AUSTRIA The Republic of Austria Legend has it that the red-white-red stripes of the Austrian flag, had their origin during the Third Crusade of 1189-92 when Duke Leopold V of Austria (1157-94), fought so bloodily at the