Ifulegi le-Union, elaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi i-Union Jack, liyifulegi lesizwe lase-United Kingdom noma lase-UK. Liyifulegi laseBrithani.
Amafulegi ethu ase-UK akhiqizwa eShayina ngakho leli fulegi lizohambisana namanye anobukhulu obufanayo uma undiza amafulegi amaningana ndawonye. Indwangu ongayikhethela ifulegi lakho lase-United Kingdom yi-poly spun poly, i-poly max, i-nylon. Ungakhetha inqubo ye-applique, inqubo yokuthunga noma inqubo yokuphrinta ukuze wenze leli fulegi futhi. Usayizi wase-UK usukela ku-12”x18” kuya ku-30'x60'
"Kuvame ukushiwo ukuthi ifulege le-Union kufanele lichazwe kuphela njenge-Union Jack uma lindiza emicibisholweni yomkhumbi wempi, kodwa lo ngumqondo wamuva nje. Kusukela ekuqaleni kokuphila kwayo i-Admiralty ngokwayo yayivame ukubiza ifulege ngokuthi i-Union Jack, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi isetshenziswa kanjani, futhi ngo-1902 i-Admiralty Circular yamemezela ukuthi ama-Their Lords anqume ukuthi noma yiliphi igama lingasetshenziswa ngokusemthethweni. Ukusetshenziswa okunjalo kwavunyelwa yiPhalamende ngo-1908 lapho kuthiwa "i-Union Jack kufanele ibhekwe njengefulege leSizwe".
Ngakho-ke – “…ifulegi le-jack lalikhona iminyaka engaphezu kwekhulu namashumi amahlanu ngaphambi kwe-jack staff…” Uma kukhona, i-jack-staff iqanjwe ngegama le-Union Jack – hhayi okuphambene nalokho!
Iwebhusayithi ye-Flag Institute www.flaginstitute.org
Isazi-mlando uDavid Starkey uthe kulolo hlelo lwethelevishini lweChannel 4 ukuthi i-Union Flag ibizwa ngokuthi 'uJack' ngoba iqanjwe ngegama likaJames L waseGreat Britain (uJacobus, igama lesiLatini elithi James), owethula ifulege ngemuva kokubekwa kwakhe esihlalweni sobukhosi.
Umlando womklamo
Umklamo we-Union Jack uqala emuva kuMthetho we-Union 1801, owahlanganisa uMbuso weGreat Britain kanye noMbuso wase-Ireland (owawungowobunye bomuntu siqu) ukuze kudalwe i-United Kingdom of Great Britain kanye ne-Ireland. Ifulege liqukethe isiphambano esibomvu sikaSaint George (umgcini ongcwele waseNgilandi, ophinde umele iWales), esinomngcele omhlophe, esibekwe phezu kosawoti kaSt Patrick (umgcini ongcwele wase-Ireland), esibekwe phezu komhlophe, esibekwe phezu kosawoti kaSaint Andrew (umgcini ongcwele waseScotland). IWales ayimelwe eFulegini ngumgcini ongcwele waseWales, uSaint David, ngoba ifulege laklanywa ngenkathi iWales iyingxenye yoMbuso waseNgilandi.
Izilinganiso zefulegi ezweni kanye nefulegi lempi elisetshenziswa yiButho laseBrithani zinezilinganiso ezingu-3:5.[10] Izilinganiso zokuphakama nobude befulegi olwandle ziyi-1:2.
Ifulege langaphambili laseGreat Britain lasungulwa ngo-1606 ngesimemezelo seNkosi uJames VI kanye no-I baseScotland naseNgilandi. Ifulege elisha lase-United Kingdom lasungulwa ngokusemthethweni nge-Order in Council ka-1801, kanye ne-blazon yalo efundeka kanje:
Ifulegi leNyunyana lizoba nombala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, iziphambano zikaSaint Andrew noSaint Patrick zizoba nombala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka njalo ngekota, zishintshwe, zibe nombala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kanye nezimpunga, elokugcina lizoba nombala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka lowesibili, libekwe phezu kwesiphambano sikaSaint George sesithathu lizoba nombala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.
Akukho mibala esemthethweni evunyiwe, yize i-Flag Institute ichaza imibala ebomvu neluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka njengeI-Pantone 186 CfuthiI-Pantone 280 C, ngokulandelana. Indwangu yokwenza ifulege lombuso wase-United Kingdom nayo yile mbala.
Igolide Elibomvu Elimnyama
Imvelaphi yomnyama, obomvu negolide ayinakuhlonzwa nganoma yiliphi izinga lokuqiniseka. Ngemva kwezimpi zenkululeko ngo-1815, imibala yahlotshaniswa neyunifomu emnyama enezinkinobho ezibomvu nezinkinobho zegolide ezazigqokwa yiLützow Volunteer Corps, eyayihilelekile ekulweni noNapoleon. Imibala yathola ukuthandwa okukhulu ngenxa yefulegi elimnyama nelibomvu elihlotshiswe ngegolide leJena Original Student Fraternity, elalibala amaqhawe aseLützow phakathi kwamalungu ayo.
Kodwa-ke, uphawu lwesizwe lwale mibala lwasuselwa eqinisweni lokuthi umphakathi waseJalimane wawukholelwa ngephutha ukuthi yimibala yoMbuso WaseJalimane wakudala. EMkhosini weHambach ngo-1832, abaningi babahlanganyeli babephethe amafulegi amnyama-bomvu-golide. Imibala yaba uphawu lobunye besizwe kanye nenkululeko yobunxiwankulu, futhi yayicishe ibe khona yonke indawo ngesikhathi seNguquko ka-1848/49. Ngo-1848, iFrankfurt Federal Diet kanye ne-German National Assembly bamemezela ukuthi umbala omnyama, obomvu negolide yimibala ye-German Confederation kanye noMbuso omusha waseJalimane owawuzosungulwa.
Izinsuku zokuphephezelisa ifulege lase-United Kingdom
Izinsuku zokumaka abantu okufanele bazimaka ifulege le-Union Jack
Izinsuku zefulegi eziqondiswa yi-DCMS zifaka phakathi izinsuku zokuzalwa zamalungu omndeni wasebukhosini, usuku lomshado lweSilo, uSuku lwe-Commonwealth, uSuku lokuBusa, uSuku lokuBusa, usuku lokuzalwa olusemthethweni lweNkosi, iSonto lokuKhumbula kanye (endaweni yaseGreater London) ngezinsuku zokuvulwa kwePhalamende kanye nokuvinjelwa koMbuso.[27]
Kusukela ngo-2022, izinsuku ezifanele bezilokhu:
9 Januwari: usuku lokuzalwa lweNkosazana yaseWales
20 Januwari: usuku lokuzalwa lweDuchess of Edinburgh
19 Nhlolanja: usuku lokuzalwa lweDuke of York
ISonto Lesibili ngoMashi: Usuku lwe-Commonwealth
10 Mashi: usuku lokuzalwa lukaDuke wase-Edinburgh
9 Ephreli: usuku lokugubha umshado weNkosi neNdlovukazi.
UMgqibelo ngoJuni: Usuku Lokuzalwa Olusemthethweni LweNkosi
21 Juni: usuku lokuzalwa lweNkosana yaseWales
17 Julayi: usuku lokuzalwa lweNdlovukazi
15 Agasti: usuku lokuzalwa lweNkosazana yasebukhosini
8 Septhemba: isikhumbuzo sokubusa kweNkosi ngo-2022
ISonto Lesibili ngoNovemba: ISonto Lokukhumbula
14 Novemba: Usuku lokuzalwa lweNkosi
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ifulege kufanele lindizelwe ezindaweni ezilandelayo ngezinsuku ezibekiwe:
IWales, mhla lu-1 kuNdasa: Usuku LukaSanta David
INyakatho Ireland, 17 Mashi: Usuku LukaSanta Patrick
INgilandi, 23 Ephreli: Usuku LukaSanta George
IScotland, mhla zingama-30 kuLwezi: Usuku lukaSanta Andrew
IGreater London: ukuvulwa noma ukuqalwa kwePhalamende
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Mashi-23-2023