Posted on August 23, 2022
Key Points
This is an update of my post published on August 23, 2011:
Ukraine was one of the nations that had been absorbed into the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. When the USSR collapsed in 1991, Ukraine became independent. The blue-and-yellow flag of earlier times, including a short-lived republic in 1918, was resurrected.
People explain the colors by saying that the blue represents the sky over a yellow wheat field or a field of Ukraine’s national flowers – the sunflower. Another explanation is that the yellow represents golden roofs of churches and the blue the river Dniper. More simply, some people say that blue and yellow represent water and fire.
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| Above, churches in Kiev. Below, the Dniper. |
Other nations with blue-and-yellow flags include Sweden (a yellow Scandinavian cross on a blue field), Palua (a golden full moon on blue sky), and Kazakhstan (a golden sun and eagle on blue sky, plus some more golden decorations on the hoist side).
One of the most important flags in the world is the European Union:
Tomorrow Ukraine will celebrate its independence!
Of course, we cannot talk about Ukraine without AGAIN saying that the horrific invasion by Putin and the Russian military is wholly wrong; Ukraine is wholly innocent; and it must stop!
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| Like other nations, Ukraine has beautiful scenery and buildings – and we hope it will soon be a peaceful place that Ukrainians can enjoy again! |
Also on this date:
Anniversary of the launch of the World Wide Web 
Anniversary of the founding of a town by Jacques Cartier
Flip-flop circuit designer William Eccles’s birthday
Zoologist Georges Cuvier’s birthday
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Anniversary of two remarkable rescues
Black Ribbon Day
The Baltic Way Day
Ride the Wind Day
Birthday of songwriter Malvina Reynolds
Anniversary of the establishment of the State of Franklin (!)
Plan ahead:
Check out my Pinterest boards for:
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August holidays
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August birthdays
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Historical anniversaries in August
And here are my Pinterest boards for:
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September holidays
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September birthdays
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Historical anniversaries in September
