What do the colors of the George ribbon mean

We all know that the "Georgievskaya ribbon" is the All-Russian action on the distribution of symbolic black and orange ribbons, meaning victory in the Great Patriotic War. The stock code states that the George ribbon symbolizes respect for war veterans, a tribute to those who died, and gratitude to those who gave all the sake of victory in the war. Ribbons as a symbol of an unlucky spirit of the people who won fascism began to distribute since 2005 on the initiative of the "Student Community" and "RIA Novosti". However, few people know why this ribbon is black and orange, and also that these colors mean.

In fact, the name of the action sends us to St. George Ribbon. This is the name of the two-color tape to the Order of St. George and some other awards. This tape since the establishment of the Order of Catherine The second in 1769 was black and yellow. In the 1913 sample, the yellow color was replaced by orange. True, both colors from a heraldic point of view are gold variations. Thus, if we are talking about Georgievskaya tape, it was used with awards, handed over to the Russian Empire, and directly related to the fets of soldiers in the Great Patriotic War.

In the USSR, imperial awards were canceled, but during the Great Patriotic War in 1942, the Guards Ribbon was established - three black stripes on the ribbon of golden-orange color. Thus, it is it that symbolizes the feats of the people of the USSR in the Great Patriotic War, and, in the opinion of skeptics and critics, the discussed commemorative ribbons correspond to the Guards, and not George Ribbon, despite the name of the action. But, by and large, the Guards Tape can be called actually the successor of Georgievskaya, because both of them were handed over with honorary awards, both symbolized the feat - the Soviet Guards tape was used in the army and on the fleet in parts and on ships, which for courage and brave soldiers were assigned The title "Guards" or "Guards", in the Order of Fame and the medal "For the victory over Germany."

The establishment of the Order of St. George in 1769, Catherine II relied on the understanding of black as a symbol of powder, and yellow as a symbol of fire. You can meet the interpretation of black as smoke, which does not particularly change the essence. Thus, smoke and flames - there is a sign of not only the soldiers' valor, but also military glory. A more prosaic version states that when creating the George ribbon, black and gold was used as the main colors of the coat of arms of the Russian Empire. In addition, it is believed that stripes on the ribbon are the symbols of death and resurrection George of the victorious, because Holy George has met her death three times and was resurrected twice.

In general, in Heraldry Mobile (the traditional name of black color) symbolizes sadness, death, mourning, peace, land. The golden color bears the meaning of respect, strength, power and justice. Thus, the colors of the George ribbon in the heraldic sense combine sulfur for victims of war, respect for its participants and heroes, the glorification of the strength and courage of fighters, the cost of life of which justice has been restored.

Thus, the George Ribbon is an important victory symbol that unites people who remember and honor the feat of their ancestors, a feat of people who were able to unite, save their homeland and the world from the worst enemy.