What is Flag?
[[File:United Nations Flags - cropped.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.25|[[United Nations]] members' [[national flag]]s]] [[File:Lenini mäetipp (J. Künnap).jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.25|Setting up a flag could also possess the meaning of conquering something. [[Jaan Künnap]] with the [[flag of Estonia]] at the top of [[Lenin Peak]]]] A '''flag''' is a piece of coloured cloth with a special [[design]] that is put on a pole as a [[symbol]]. Flags first appeared more than 2000 years ago in [[China]], and in [[Europe]] under the [[Roman Empire]]. Flags also have meanings, the colors and the shapes they use. For example, the [[Japan]] flag has a white backgroud and a red circle in the middle. The red cirle is the red sun and the white background means honesty and purity. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Japan aesthetic- - The meaning of Japanese flag {{!}} Facebook|url=https://www.facebook.com/japanaesth/photos/a.568522693664746/1368470453669962/|access-date=2023-08-28|website=www.facebook.com|language=en}}</ref> There are many types of flags: [[State flags|State]] * A '''National Flag''' is the symbol of a country ([[nation]]). For example, the national flag of the [[United States]] is the [[Flag of the United States|Stars and Stripes]]; the flag of the [[United Kingdom]] is the ''Union Flag' or 'Union Jack''; the national flag of [[Libya]] was the only flag in the world to have one colour and no design; the national flag of [[Canada]] is the [[Flag of Canada|The Maple Leaf flag]]. * An '''Ensign''' is a special type of national flag for use on [[ship]]s. Different kinds of ships often use different kinds of ensigns. For example, [[warship]]s use a ''naval ensign'' which is usually different from the ensigns used by other ships. * A '''Rank Flag''' is used by the [[head of state]], as well as by a senior officer of the [[navy]], [[army]] or [[air force]], to show where he or she is. * In the past, [[soldier]]s carried beautiful flags to [[war]]. Today these ceremonial flags are used only at [[military]] [[parade]]s. * Some [[state]