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Day of national flag of Ukraine

Автор: 23.08.2014 | holiday, Ukraine
On the 23-rd of August in Ukraine it is celebrated the Day of national flag. Today at each government facility it is customary to show Ukrainian flag grandly.

This holiday is established in August, 2004 by Decree of the second president of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma to doff cap to the centuries-long history of foundation of Ukrainian state, national symbols of independent Ukraine. The concept of holiday is made with the purpose of respectful attitude of citizens to the state Ukrainian symbols. It is celebrated on the 23-rd of July.

According to the paragraph 20 of Ukrainian Constitution, “the state symbols of Ukraine are State Flag of Ukraine, State Emblem of Ukraine and State Hymn of Ukraine. State Flag of Ukraine is made from two equal horizontal stripes of blue and yellow colours”.

State flag of Ukraine is the blue-and-yellow two-colour form made with two homolographic horizontal stripes. The blue stripe is situated over yellow one. According to the most popular explication, blue colour symbolizes bright sky, and yellow one is a field of wheat. 

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