Iflegi yoManyano, eyaziwa kakhulu ngokuba yi-Union Jack, yiflegi yesizwe yase-United Kingdom okanye e-UK. Yiflegi yaseBritane.
Iiflegi zethu zase-UK ziveliswa eTshayina ngoko ke le flegi iya kuhambelana nezinye ezinobukhulu obufanayo ukuba ubhabha iiflegi ezininzi kunye. Ilaphu onokukhetha kulo kwiflegi yakho yase-United Kingdom yi-poly spun poly, poly max, nylon. Ungakhetha inkqubo ye-applique, inkqubo yokuthunga okanye inkqubo yokuprinta ukuze wenze le flegi. Ubungakanani be-UK buqala kwi-12”x18” ukuya kwi-30'x60'
"Kudla ngokuthiwa iFlegi yoManyano ifanele ichazwe kuphela njenge-Union Jack xa ibhajiswa kwisaphetha senqanawa yemfazwe, kodwa le yingcamango yamva nje. Kwasekuqaleni kobomi bayo, i-Admiralty ngokwayo yayisoloko ibiza iflegi njenge-Union Jack, nokuba isetyenziswa njani na, kwaye ngo-1902 i-Admiralty Circular yabhengeza ukuba iiNkosi zabo zigqibe kwelokuba naliphi na igama lingasetyenziswa ngokusemthethweni. Ukusetyenziswa okunjalo kwavunyelwa yiPalamente ngo-1908 xa kwathiwa "i-Union Jack kufuneka ithathwe njengeflegi yeSizwe".
Ngoko ke – “…iflegi ye-jack yayisekho kangangeminyaka engaphezu kwekhulu elinamashumi amahlanu ngaphambi kokuba abasebenzi be-jack…” Ukuba kukho into, abasebenzi be-jack babizwa ngegama le-Union Jack – kungekhona ngenye indlela!
Iwebhusayithi yeFlag Institute www.flaginstitute.org
Isazi-mbali uDavid Starkey uthe kuloo nkqubo yeTV yeChannel 4 ukuba iFlegi yoManyano ibizwa ngokuba yi-'Jack' kuba ithiywe ngegama likaJames L waseGreat Britain (uJacobus, igama lesiLatini elithi James), owazisa iflegi emva kokungena kwakhe etroneni.
Imbali yoyilo
Uyilo lwe-Union Jack luqala emva kwi-Act of Union ka-1801, eyadibanisa uBukumkani baseGreat Britain kunye noBukumkani baseIreland (ngaphambili babungumanyano lomntu) ukuze kudalwe i-United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Iflegi iqulathe umnqamlezo obomvu kaSaint George (umgcini wendlu yaseNgilani, omele neWales), ojikelezwe ngombala omhlophe, obekwe phezu kwetyuwa kaSt Patrick (umgcini wendlu yaseIreland), ojikelezwe ngombala omhlophe, obekwe phezu kwetyuwa kaSaint Andrew (umgcini wendlu yaseScotland). IWales ayimelwanga kwiFlegi ye-Union ngumgcini wendlu yaseWales, uSaint David, kuba iflegi yayilwe ngelixa iWales yayiyinxalenye yoBukumkani baseNgilani.
Ubungakanani beflegi emhlabeni kunye neflegi yemfazwe esetyenziswa yiBritish Army bunobungakanani be-3:5.[10] Ubungakanani beflegi ukusuka kubude ukuya kubude elwandle yi-1:2.
Iflegi yangaphambili yaseGreat Britain yasekwa ngo-1606 ngesibhengezo sikaKumkani uJames VI no-1 waseScotland naseNgilane. Iflegi entsha yaseUnited Kingdom yadalwa ngokusesikweni yi-Order in Council ka-1801, kunye ne-blazon yayo efundeka ngolu hlobo lulandelayo:
Iflegi yoManyano iya kuba nombala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, iCross saltire kaSaint Andrew noSaint Patrick ngekota nganye, itshintshiwe, i-argent kunye ne-gules, eyesibini ifinyezwe yiCross kaSaint George yesithathu ifinyezwe njenge-saltire.
Akukho mibala imiselweyo esemthethweni echaziweyo, nangona iFlag Institute ichaza imibala ebomvu nebhlowu yasebukhosini njengeI-Pantone 186 CkwayeI-Pantone 280 C, ngokwahlukeneyo. Ilaphu lokwenza iflegi yobukumkani obumanyeneyo nalo ngulo mbala.
Igolide Ebomvu Emnyama
Imvelaphi yomnyama, obomvu kunye negolide ayinakuchongwa ngokuqiniseka. Emva kweemfazwe zenkululeko ngo-1815, imibala yanxulunyaniswa neyunifomu emnyama enemibhobho ebomvu kunye namaqhosha egolide awayenxitywe yiLützow Volunteer Corps, eyayibandakanyeke ekulweni noNapoleon. Le mibala yathandwa kakhulu ngenxa yeflegi emnyama nebomvu ehonjiswe ngegolide yeJena Original Student Fraternity, eyayibala amajoni aseLützow phakathi kwamalungu ayo.
Nangona kunjalo, uphawu lwesizwe lwale mibala luvela kwinto yokuba uluntu lwaseJamani lwalukholelwa ngempazamo ukuba yimibala yoBukhosi baseJamani bakudala. KwiHambach Festival ngo-1832, uninzi lwabathathi-nxaxheba lwaluphethe iiflegi ezimnyama-bomvu-golide. Le mibala yaba luphawu lomanyano lwesizwe kunye nenkululeko yobunxiwankulu, kwaye yayiphantse yabonakala kuyo yonke indawo ngexesha leNguquko ka-1848/49. Ngo-1848, iFrankfurt Federal Diet kunye neJamani National Assembly zathi umnyama, ubomvu negolide yimibala yeGerman Confederation kunye noBukhosi obutsha baseJamani obabuza kusekwa.
Iintsuku zokupasa iflegi yase-United Kingdom
Iintsuku zeflegi abantu ekufuneka baziphawule iflegi ye-Union Jack
Iintsuku zeflegi ezilawulwa yi-DCMS ziquka imihla yokuzalwa yamalungu osapho lwasebukhosini, isikhumbuzo somtshato weKumkani, uSuku lweCommonwealth, uSuku lokuBuya eSikhundleni, uSuku lokuBekwa eSikhundleni, usuku lokuzalwa olusemthethweni lweKumkani, iCawa yokuKhumbula kunye (kwindawo yaseGreater London) ngemihla yokuvulwa kwePalamente kaRhulumente kunye nokurhoxiswa kwayo.[27]
Ukususela ngo-2022, iintsuku ezifanelekileyo bezi:
Ngomhla we-9 kweyoMqungu: usuku lokuzalwa lweNkosazana yaseWales
Ngomhla wama-20 kweyoMqungu: usuku lokuzalwa lweDuchess yase-Edinburgh
Ngomhla we-19 kweyoMdumba: usuku lokuzalwa lweDuke yaseYork
NgeCawa yesibini ngoMatshi: Usuku lweCommonwealth
Ngomhla we-10 kweyoKwindla: usuku lokuzalwa lweDuke yase-Edinburgh
Ngomhla wesi-9 ku-Epreli: isikhumbuzo somtshato kaKumkani kunye nenkosikazi yakhe.
NgoMgqibelo ngoJuni: Usuku lokuzalwa olusemthethweni lukaKumkani
21 Juni: usuku lokuzalwa lweNkosana yaseWales
17 Julayi: usuku lokuzalwa lwenkosikazi
15 Agasti: usuku lokuzalwa lweNkosazana yaseBukhosini
Ngomhla wesi-8 kweyoMsintsi: isikhumbuzo sokubekwa kukaKumkani esihlalweni ngo-2022
NgeCawa yesibini ngoNovemba: ICawa yokukhumbula
14 Novemba: Usuku lokuzalwa lukaKumkani
Ukongeza, iflegi kufuneka ibhajiswe kwezi ndawo zilandelayo ngeentsuku ezichaziweyo:
IWales, 1 Matshi: Usuku LukaSaint David
Northern Ireland, nge-17 kaMatshi: Usuku lukaSaint Patrick
INgilane, nge-23 ka-Epreli: Usuku lukaSaint George
Scotland, 30 Novemba: Usuku lukaSaint Andrew
IGreater London: ukuvulwa okanye ukumiselwa kwangaphambili kwePalamente
Ixesha lokuthumela: Matshi-23-2023