Completely random musing of the week…
Estonia’s national flag is a simple design of three equal width horizontal bands in Blue, Black and White from the top.
I had heard it said that the flag represents the familiar winter landscape of the country.
Wiki has the following :
There are a number of interpretations attributed to the colours of the flag. A historical interpretation of the colours has blue representing ancient freedom, black symbolizing lost independence and white, the promise of a brighter future. Another interpretation made popular by the poetry of Martin Lipp is as follows[2]:
- blue: vaulted blue sky above the native land;
- black: attachment to the soil of the homeland as well as the fate of Estonians – for centuries black with worries;
- white: hard work, purity, commitment, and (most likely) white sails of ships
Having spotted the following picture this evening I think the landscape explanation works very well indeed :
Compare with the real thing and decide for yourself :
That is all thankyou.
0 Comments