Kyiv celebrates Freedom Day with a huge number of people. A significant portion came from the regions. There are also Volyn residents, those who a year ago too created the Maidan with their presence. \nSeveral tens of thousands of people with flags, slogans and posters came to support not only Viktor Yushchenko. Today's slogans differ from last year's. Now the flags of supporters of various political forces are diverse in colors - "Our Ukraine," "Batkivshchyna," UNA-UNSO, Pora, the Socialist Party, the Patriotic Party of Ukraine. However, each of them has an element of orange symbolism. Eloquent inscriptions support Yushchenko, Tymoshenko, Poroshenko, Martynenko. \nThe stage awaiting last year's winners is fenced off by barricades and a large number of police officers. Among the privileged, those allowed to the stage, are journalists from regional and all-Ukrainian mass media, as well as Baba Paraska. \nA festive concert took place featuring Ukrainian singers who last year too, for two weeks, fought together with the Maidan for Ukrainian freedom. \nThe rally began with a prayer involving the clergy. Before the participants of the festive celebration of Freedom Day spoke the field commanders - Roman Bezsmertny, Volodymyr Filenko, Taras Stetskiv, Yuriy Lutsenko and Mykola Tomenko. \nWith the beginning of political figures coming onto the stage, the people on the Maidan became more animated. Chants ring out - "Yushchenko!", "Ukraine!" \nNear the Independence Monument a huge blue-and-yellow flag has been unfurled. As always, two large screens stand near the stage. Throughout the day, historical footage of the development of the "Elections-2004" events is shown here. All participants of the event are in a festive and elevated mood. Despite recent talk of disappointment in the orange leaders, today the atmosphere is elevated and solemn. Once again the Maidan has gathered free, proud Ukrainian citizens who came with heads held high, at the call of their hearts. The practice of staged, ceremonial mass gatherings driven by someone's orders has been erased from Ukrainian history. \n