Flag Day
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For other uses, see Flag day (disambiguation).
A flag day is a flag-related holiday—either a day designated for flying a certain flag (such as a national flag), or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event such as a nation's adoption of its flag.
Flag days are usually codified in national statutes, however, in some countries a decree by the head of state can also order a flag day. The statute or decree may specify locations where flags are flown and how are they flown (for example, at full- or half-staff); alternatively, custom may prevail.[1]
[edit] Specific flag days
| Country | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
 Albania |
November 28th | Independence day, 1912. |
 Argentina |
June 20th | Anniversary of the death of Manuel Belgrano, who created the current flag. |
 Aruba |
March 18th | Flag day. Adoption of the national flag on 18 March 1976. |
 Australia |
September 3rd | Anniversary of the first flying of the Australian National Flag in 1901. |
 Brazil |
November 19th | Flag Day in Brazil, adopted in 1889 |
 Canada |
February 15th January 21st[2][3] |
National Flag of Canada Day commemorates adoption of the Canadian flag. Québec Flag Day[4] (French: Jour du Drapeau) commemorates the first flying of the flag of Quebec (January 21, 1948). |
 Ecuador |
September 26th | "Day of the National Flag" ("Dia de la Bandera Nacional"). Date when the tricolor Flag of Ecuador was reinstated in 1860, two days after the Battle of Guayaquil. |
 England |
April 23rd | Saint George's Day. the national day of England. |
 Estonia |
June 4th | National Flag Day ("Eesti lipu päev"). Date when the Flag of Estonia was first consecrated in 1884. |
 European Union |
May 9th | Europe Day commemorates the Schuman Declaration. |
 Finland |
Midsummer's Day | Day of Finland's flag ("Suomen lipun päivä" or "Finlands flaggas dag") celebrated annually since 1934. |
 Faroe Islands |
April 25th | |
 Haiti |
May 18th | |
 Italy |
January 7th | Festa del tricolore (Festival of the Tricolour) commemorates adoption of the flag of Italy in 1797. |
 Mexico |
February 24th | |
 Pakistan |
August 11 th | The National Assembly adopted the Flag of Pakistan on this day. |
 Peru |
June 7th | Commemorates the anniversary of the Battle of Arica. |
 Philippines |
May 28th | |
 Poland |
May 2nd | Holiday introduced in 2004 |
 Russian Federation |
August 22nd | Commemorates raising the flag of the contemporary design over the Supreme Soviet building after a failed coup d'état attempt in 1991. |
 Scotland |
November 30th | St Andrew's Day, the national day of Scotland. |
 Sweden |
June 6th | Day of the Swedish flag ("svenska flaggans dag") since late 19th Century, also commemorated as National Day of Sweden since 1983. |
 United States |
June 14th | Flag Day in the United States commemorates adoption of the U.S. flag |
[edit] See also
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Gammage, Jeff (2008-06-14). "Flag Day loses importance but lives on in Phila". Philadelphia Inquirer. http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/19939034.html. Retrieved on 2008-06-14.
- ^ Jour du drapeau on the Mouvement national des Québécoises et des Québécois' website. (French)
- ^ Loi sur le drapeau et les emblèmes du Québec (Law on the flag and the emblems of Québec) on the Quebec Government's website. (French)
- ^ "An Act respecting the flag and emblems of Québec, R.S.Q. c. D-12.1". CanLII. http://www.canlii.org/en/qc/laws/stat/rsq-c-d-12.1/latest/rsq-c-d-12.1.html. Retrieved on 2009-04-10.
