Southeast Asian countries are attracting a lottourists from year to year. Interest in the culture and history of the region is growing all over the world. One of the most famous countries of southeast Asia is Thailand. This state is located between the peninsulas of Malacca and Indochina. Learn about it will help the flag of Thailand.
Before the Kingdom of Thailand was called Siam andhad a completely different symbolism. Now at the head is still the king, but the legislative power belongs to the House of Representatives and the Senate, which together form the National Assembly, respectively, the state system is somewhat different. The modern flag of Thailand is a rectangular canvas, on which are located five colorful stripes, depicted horizontally. On the top and bottom edges - strips of red color, in the center there is blue, executed twice wider than the extreme ones. Between them is a white color. The flag of Thailand has a name that sounds like "Tong Trirong", which can be translated from Thai as a "tricolor flag". The width refers to the length of the panel as 2 to 3.
The first official coat of arms and flag of Thailand appearedback in the nineteenth century. The flag was approved in 1855. Then the flag looked like a red rectangle with a white chakra on it and a white elephant symbolizing royal power. The chakra is also called the Buddhist wheel and is directly connected with the religious beliefs of the Thais. The elephant is a sacred animal in this country.
The second version of the flag was adopted by the twenty-eighthSeptember 1917. Then the state still had the name Siam, nevertheless the cloth has already acquired a look similar to the modern flag. Thailand (photo of streets with the state symbols of those times survived to our time) used then a cloth that consisted of the same stripes, but only the central one was red, and the blue one was absent at all.
On the modern cloth there is a blue color,which was not before. On the flag of Thailand it was added in order to remind about Friday. The fifth day of the week is associated with the appearance of the king, who is considered Rama Six. In addition, according to some versions, blue symbolizes the connection with the Entente. The red stripes on the flag denote the people of Thailand in all its historical originality. The first symbolizes the people's religion. If we consider that blue serves as a symbol of royal power, the Thai tricolor embodies the unofficial motto of the state, which proclaims the unity of the people, religion and the king. The flag of Thailand is very similar to that of Costa Rica, but the meaning of each color in these two symbols is completely different.
The modern symbol of Thailand is Garuda.It is a god of Hindu and Buddhist beliefs, which symbolizes solar energy. In Thailand, Garuda is also a sign of the power of the royal family. Heraldic traditions in the country began to develop under the rule of Rama Fifth. He visited Europe in 1897 and saw the coat of arms there. After that he decided to acquire his own, decorated in a proper way. So the first version of the coat of arms appeared. She depicted the main royal regalia, the Great Victory Crown, under which lay a round shield and a trident, symbols of the Chakri dynasty. On the sides of the crown were depicted multi-tiered umbrellas, symbolizing royal dignity. They were held by two heraldic lions. In the background was a royal ritual mantle with a bow and chain. They formed the ceremonial order of Chulochkomlau. This coat of arms was used until 1933, when it was replaced by Garuda, representing the country to this day.
