Why is the French symbol a chicken?
Why is the French symbol a chicken? One of the national emblems of France, the Coq Gaulois (the Gallic Rooster) decorated French flags during the Revolution. It is the symbol of the French people because of the play on words of the Latin gallus meaning Gaul and gallus meaning coq, or rooster.
What are the 5 symbols of France?
The symbols of the French Republic explained to children
- The French flag.
- “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”
- La Marseillaise by Rouget de Lisle.
- Marianne.
- The seal.
- The rooster.
- The lictor's fasces.