Flag day
holiday each year where a flag of a country, territory, or a group of people is celebrated
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]
Specific flag days
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| Country/Territory/Continent | Date | Details |
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 Canada |
February 15 January 21[2][3] |
National Flag of Canada Day commemorates adoption of the Canadian flag, Feb. 15, 1965. Québec Flag Day[4] (French: Jour du Drapeau) commemorates the first flying of the flag of Quebec, January 21, 1948. |
 European Union |
May 9 | Europe Day commemorates the Schuman Declaration. |
 United Kingdom
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 United States |
June 14 | Flag Day Commemorates adoption of the U.S. flag on June 14, 1777. |
See also
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edit- ↑ Gammage, Jeff (2008-06-14). "Flag Day loses importance but lives on in Phila". Error: journal= not stated. Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2008-06-20. Retrieved on 2008-06-14.
- ↑ Jour du drapeau archive copy at the Wayback Machine on the w:Mouvement national des Québécoises et des Québécois' website.
- ↑ Loi sur le drapeau et les emblèmes du Québec archive copy at the Wayback Machine (Law on the flag and the emblems of Québec) on the Quebec Government's website.
- ↑ An Act respecting the flag and emblems of Québec, R.S.Q. c. D-12.1. CanLII. Retrieved on 2009-04-10.
