Today is the day of Ukrainian flag. Anthem, crest and flag of the country - are not just a certain state attributes.

National symbols - are subjects of impersonation of dignity and faith in the country. When the flag of your country rises above the Olympic arena - everyone feels a sense of pride. After the victory of Ruslana in 2004 or Jamala at this year's Eurovision Song Contest – what was people happily waving in all areas of the country? That's right - the flag of Ukraine. It is a symbol of pride, independence and the will of the people. It is very painful to see when this symbol is refered dismissively and without proper respect.

"Blue and yellow" combination is of a quite old origin and is associated with an awarded right in 1708 by Charles XII to Mazepa to mark his army with narrow blue and yellow stripes at the peaks for his the Cossack troops, that arrived in the Belarusian headquarters of Charles XII. As the national flag, this combination appeared in Ukraine at the beginning of the XX century. Blue and yellow were the traditional colors of the Galicia-Volyn forces and as such a flag was used by Sich Riflemen. In 1917 flag becomes one of the symbols of the Ukrainian People's Republic. This combination of colors was used by Skoropadskiy WUNR and the Carpathian Ukraine in 1939.

At the end of 1980s the blue and yellow flag becomes the symbol of free Ukraine again. March 23, 1990 the national flag was hoisted over the building of the City Hall of Ternopil, Lviv took up the initiative, and in July the Ukrainian flag was waving at the Kyiv City Council on Khreschatyk. January 28, 1992 the Verkhovna Rada approved the blue and yellow banner as the national flag of Ukraine.

By the way, it is widely believed that the national flag colors mean as follows: blue means “sky”, yellow means “fields”. It is not exactly correct interpretation of colors. In fact, the color blue means “strength of God”, and yellow – “faith in God”.

Power of God and faith in God, as well as pride, need for independence, beauty and great strength of mind are qualities that are inherent to the Ukrainian people and which have helped Ukrainians, in spite of all the historical barriers and events, to create their own independent Ukraine.