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From: http://ew80.www.ee/eng/index.html
The blue-black-white flag was first consecrated at Otep?? on
the 4th of June, 1884, as the flag of the Estonian
University Student Association. During the following years the
blue-black-white flag became a national symbol.
The Provisional Government of Estonia adopted a resolution on the
21st of November, 1918, proclaiming the
blue-black-white flag the state flag. The Law on State Flag was
adopted by the Parliament (Riigikogu) on the 27th of
June, 1922.After the forcible annexation of Estonia by the Soviet
Union in June, 1940, this flag was banned.
In 1987/88, during the days of the "singing
revolution", or the process of regaining independence, the
blue-black-white flag was used openly as a national symbol. On
the 24th of February, 1989, the blue-black-white
national flag of Estonia was flown from the tower of Pikk
Hermann.
Jorge Candeias, 26 October 1999
From: http://www.teleport.ee/~lipuvabrik/ajaloosti.html
The national colours of Estonia came to use in 1881, when
blue, black and white were taken as the colours of the Society of
the Estonian Students. In 1884 the flag of the Society was
consecrated in a church at Otep??. On June 27, 1922 the
blue-black-and-white national flag was officially declared as the
state flag of Estonia. According to the state flag law the ratio
between the width and length of the Estonian flag is 7:11 and the
standard size is 105 x 165 cm.
Dov Gutterman, 23 January 1999
As you are well aware, all three Baltic States use
"heraldry" in their national flags dating back to the
days of the crusades. For example, the Estonian coat-of-arms,
three leopards on a shield, was first introduced by the Danes in
approximately 1220. The Danish flag, the "Dannebrog"
(white field, red cross), was said to have fallen from heaven on
to the Danish forces who at that very moment were moments away
from being defeated by and Estonian siege army. The
"heavenly sent" sign rallied the Danes and they went on
to defeat the Estonians. To this day, the Danish flag has
remained a white field with a red cross (it is thus the worlds
longest used state flag in continuous use - over 700 years. The
Estonian coat-of-arms has remained virtually unchanged since the
early Danish period.
Arvo L. Vercamer, 29 January 1999
The late 1860's is known as the "awakening" period
in Estonian history. It was a time when Estonian culture was
beginning to assert itself after centuries of German and Russian
domination. In addition to a growth of Estonian arts and
sciences, many Estonian fraternities and student societies can
also trace their origins to this period.
One of the older fraternities was named "Vironia".
"Vironia" is a Latinized form of the word Estonian word
"Virumaa" which means "the province of Viru".
"The word "Viru" in both Finnish and old Estonian
refers to Estonia. "Vironia" was founded in 1870 in
Tartu, Estonia'