NOW I KNOW what was the glorious impetus for the Ukraian flag. Take a look

[KY_EnviroGuy]

32. Beautiful sentiment but somewhat contradicted by the Wiki...

Flag of Ukraine

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Ukraine#History

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The roots of Ukrainian national symbols come from pre-Christian times when yellow and blue prevailed in traditional ceremonies, reflecting fire and water. The most solid proof of yellow and blue colours can be traced back as far as the Battle of Grunwald in 1410, in which militia formations from various lands of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth participated.

Yellow–blue, red-black, crimson-olive and especially raspberry colour banners were widely used by Cossacks between the 16th and 18th centuries. These were not the only possible combinations, since normally Cossacks would fly their hetman's banners, which were similar to the coats of arms of the nobility. Also, yellow and blue were the colours common on coats of arms in Galicia. In fact, the coat of arms of Lviv to this day remains a golden lion on a blue field.

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Yellow-blue vs blue-yellow

Ukrainians commonly refer to the flag as "yellow and light blue", a different version of the flag used during UNR (Ukrainian National Republic) years (1917–1921) with yellow on the top and blue on the bottom. The yellow on the top allegedly represents golden domes (cupolas) of Christian churches and the blue the Dnieper river.

Although most Ukrainians identify their flag in the spoken language as "yellow and light blue", the current flag in reality is blue (the upper band) and yellow (the lower band). The issue is quite significant, because the historical alteration of the flag (from yellow–blue to blue–yellow) did not affect the spoken language.[citation needed] Back in 1848, the flag was yellow and blue,[citation needed] and it was later changed to blue and yellow to be more appealing to the common person.[citation needed] A common explanation of "blue sky above yellow field of wheat" was invented around that time, as Ukraine is considered Europe's breadbasket, or "blue sky over sunflowers," which is their national flower.[citation needed] Although this evocation of a Ukrainian landscape has nothing to do with the choice of colours or the history of the original yellow and blue, it has formed the Ukrainians' conception of their flag.

As with all things human, plenty of opinions and reasoning to go around but I do commend your grandchild for being so observant and for thinking about Ukraine!


KY........