National symbols of Ukraine

The national symbols of Ukraine include a variety of official and unofficial symbols and other items that are used in Ukraine to represent what is unique about the nation, reflecting different aspects of its cultural life and history.

Symbols

Type	Symbol	Image	Notes
Flag	Flag of Ukraine^[1]	National Flag of Ukraine	Official
Coat of arms	Coat of arms of Ukraine^[2]	Emblem of Ukraine	Official. The lone emblem featured on it is the tryzub (meaning "trident"), a state sigil of the Kyivan Rus from the 10th century A.D.,^[3] believed to originally represent the Holy Trinity, possibly adapted from symbolism of a falcon.^[4]
Flag with coat of arms	Flag with coat of arms of Ukraine^[1]	Flag of Ukraine with coat of arms	Unofficial
National anthem	"Shche ne vmerla Ukrainy"^[5] ('Ukraine has not yet perished')		Official
Greeting	Glory to Ukraine!^[6]	Слава Україні! (Slava Ukrayini!)	Official (used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the Ukrainian National Police)
National colours		Blue #005BBB Yellow #FFD700	Official
National founder and patron	Sviatoslav The Brave^[7]		Official
National dress	Vyshyvanka^[8]		Official
National poet and artist	Taras Shevchenko^[9]	Shevchenko in 1840	Official. Lived from 1814 to 1861.^[10]
Musical instrument	Bandura	Bandura	Official
National dish	Borscht^[11]		Official
National personification	Cossack Mamay	Cossack Mamay	Official
National sport	Association football^{[citation needed]}	Andriy Shevchenko celebrates goal at the Euro2012 match against Sweden
National dance	Hopak	Hopak by Military Ukrainian Dance Ensemble	Official
National liquor	Horilka		Official
National plant	Kalyna		Official
National flower	Sunflower^[12]

References

^ ^a ^b "Ukraine". Flags of the World. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^ "Ukraine - State Arms (The Trident)". Flags of the World. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^ SoHayda, Gary (14 January 2022). "A Short History of the Ukrainian Tryzub". Golden Lion Jewelry. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
^ Roman, Alexander. "Tryzub Cross". Seiyaku. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
^ "Ukrainian National Anthem Lyrics". National Anthem Song. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^ "Glory to Ukraine!". Istorychna Pravda. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^ "Svyatoslav - Prince of Kyiv". Britannica. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^ "Ukrainian Embroidery, or Vyshyvanka Day". Ukrainian Institute of America. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^ "Shevchenko, Taras". Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^ Antokhii, Myroslav; Darewych, Daria; Stech, Marko Robert; Struk, Danylo Husar (2004). "Shevchenko, Taras". Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
^ "Ukraine". Ukraine.ua. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^ Why Sunflowers Are Ukraine’s National Flower

[FOTW_UAFlag-1] "Ukraine". Flags of the World. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

[FOTW_Arms-2] "Ukraine - State Arms (The Trident)". Flags of the World. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

[3] SoHayda, Gary (14 January 2022). "A Short History of the Ukrainian Tryzub". Golden Lion Jewelry. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.

[4] Roman, Alexander. "Tryzub Cross". Seiyaku. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.

[NAS_anthem-5] "Ukrainian National Anthem Lyrics". National Anthem Song. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

[IP_Glory-6] "Glory to Ukraine!". Istorychna Pravda. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

[Brit_Svy-7] "Svyatoslav - Prince of Kyiv". Britannica. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

[UIA_Vysh-8] "Ukrainian Embroidery, or Vyshyvanka Day". Ukrainian Institute of America. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

[EoU_Shev-9] "Shevchenko, Taras". Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

[10] Antokhii, Myroslav; Darewych, Daria; Stech, Marko Robert; Struk, Danylo Husar (2004). "Shevchenko, Taras". Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.

[11] "Ukraine". Ukraine.ua. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

[12] Why Sunflowers Are Ukraine’s National Flower

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v t e Symbols of Ukraine
Symbols of Ukrainian people
Official	Flag list regions Coat of arms list regions Presidential symbols Flag Collar Bulava Seal Peresopnytsia Gospel National colours
Unofficial	Slava Ukraini Vyshyvanka Pysanka Bandura Chervona kalyna Cossack with musket Cossack Mamay Hopak Horilka
Songs	Shche ne vmerla Ukraina Prayer for Ukraine Oi u luzi chervona kalyna Za Ukrainu Zaporizhian March Zrodylys my velykoyi hodyny
People	Taras Shevchenko Volodymyr the Great Yaroslav the Wise Lesya Ukrainka Ivan Franko Bohdan Khmelnytsky Ivan Mazepa Daniel of Galicia
Landmarks	Sofiyivka Park Kyiv Pechersk Lavra Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle Khortytsia Chersonesus Saint Sophia Cathedral Khotyn Fortress
Seven Wonders of Ukraine Greatest Ukrainians

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Historical	Sofiyivka Park Kyiv Pechersk Lavra Kamianets-Podilskyi Complex Khortytsia Chersonesus Saint Sophia Cathedral Khotyn Fortress
Natural	Askania-Nova Granite-steppe lands of Buh Dniester Canyon Marble Caves Podilski Tovtry Shatsk National Natural Park Lake Synevyr
Architectural	Lutsk Upper Castle Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle Akkerman Fortress Metropolitan Palace Khotyn Fortress Kachanivka Palace Vorontsov Palace
Kyiv	St Andrew's Church and descent House with Chimaeras Vydubychi Monastery St Volodymyr's Cathedral Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (Old Podil) Kyiv Pechersk Lavra Saint Sophia Cathedral

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