Because there were 13 original colonies因为原来有13个殖民地
Because the stripes represent the original colonies因为条纹代表原来的菌落
The 13 alternating red and white stripes honor the original colonies that declared independence from Britain and formed the first states.13 条红白相间的条纹向宣布脱离英国独立并成立第一个国家的最初殖民地致敬。