Bulgaria and Hungary: Decemberween Colors

I wrote an amalgamation post a while back about different flags and how they're similar to great degrees, things like two island nations from the Caribbean and the major European vertical tri-bands.

During all that hub-bub (if you care to call it that), I lost track of two horizontal tribanded flags that use the same colors: red, white and green.

I have one friend who is half Bulgar, and a different friend who is half Magyar. According to the history books, the Hungarian flag dates back further than the Bulgarian flag, but that's likely do to the fact that the Magyars, while the last ethnic group to settle in Europe proper, were established as their own kingdom before the Bulgars were able to break away from one of the many other Altaic overlords where Eastern Europe meets the Asian Steppe.

First, here is the Bulgarian flag (and a shout out to Diana Mircheva):

And here's the Hungarian flag (and a shout out to a former roommate and full time Magyar, Jimmy Berlow):

There's no real relation that we can tell right away between the colors, besides those colors being used by many groups for many reasons through the years.