National Flag Day in Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan celebrates the National Flag Day today.
"Today the flag of Azerbaijan flies everywhere in Azerbaijan! Let the love for the Azerbaijan flag live! ", emphasized President Ilham Aliyev on his social networks.
The flag, which the Republic of Azerbaijan inherited from the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, was officially recognized as the state flag in 1991. The symbolism of the national flag, represented by blue, red and green stripes with a white crescent and an eight-pointed star, has a deep meaning:.
The blue color reflects the Turkish roots of the people, red symbolizes the desire to build a modern democratic society, and green symbolizes belonging to the Islamic civilization.
The flag was first approved by the government of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic on November 9, 1918.
Decades later, on November 17, 1990, the flag was re-adopted in the Autonomous Republic of Nakhchivan at the initiative of Heydar Aliyev, and on February 5, 1991, it became the state symbol of the newly independent Azerbaijan.
To commemorate this event, in 2009, President Ilham Aliyev designated November 9 as National Flag Day.
National Flag Day is an official holiday in Azerbaijan, accompanied by ceremonial events, including military parades. In honor of Victory Day and the last National Flag Day, the Niagara Falls were illuminated in the colors of the Azerbaijan flag.
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