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Symbols of the French Revolution
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Symbols of the French Revolution
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The French flag is composed of three colors; Blue, White, and Red.
All three colors come from the times before and during the revolution.
Tricolor
Navy Blue
The navy blue colour is positioned to the left and nearest to the flag pole. This colour represents Liberty, which was one of the desired goals of the French Revolution. This was also a colour worn by the royals that typically had golden Fleur de lys emblems. Earlier flags of the nation was once just a navy blue background and three golden fleur de lys on it. French revolutionaries kept this colour on their garments as one of the Revolution colours to show that they support the movement.
White
The white represents Equality, another value carried out during the french revolution. Where people living in the times of the ancient regime, especially those that were part of the third estate, longed to be seen equally among all citizens of France.
Red
The red represents fraternity, the last saying in the revolution motto. Fraternity ties everyone of the revolution together and brings them a final sense of nationalism to fight for the sake of their country.
Cockerel
The cockerel, or rooster, was a symbol of vigilance for all revolution supporters. They were inspired by the roosters ability to predict the exact moment of sunrise and how it would crow before or during.
The cockerel symbol was put on multiple flags during the revolution.
Cockerel
Marseillaise
The Marseillaise is the French national anthem that was composed during the revolution in one night by Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle. It was originally a war song in response to the soldiers' call for march and courage. The song inspired many revolutionists with a sense of hope and victory after the revolution.
Marseillaises
Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity
Liberty
Equality
Fraternity
This was a saying for all French revolutionist that wished for change in their nation. It means exactly as it reads and was a sense of nationalism after being in a long period of having only the king to connect everyone together instead of having pride for their own country.
Works Cited
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Embassy of France in the United States, Washington. “The Gallic Rooster.” France in the United States / Embassy of France in Washington, D.C., franceintheus.org/spip.php?article604. Accessed 24 February 2020.
Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères. “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.” France Diplomatie - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/coming-to-france/france-facts/symbols-of-the-republic/article/liberty-equality-fraternity. Accessed 24 February 2020.
Moen, John. “World Map.” World Atlas - Maps, Geography, Travel, 17 Nov. 2015, www.worldatlas.com/webimage/flags/countrys/europe/france.htm. Accessed 24 February 2020.
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “La Marseillaise.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 26 Sept. 2018, www.britannica.com/topic/La-Marseillaise. Accessed 24 February 2020.
“The Rooster as Symbol of France.” Fusac, 5 June 2015, www.fusac.fr/the-rooster-as-symbol-of-france/. Accessed 24 February 2020.