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50th Day of the Flag of the Faroe Islands

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

Country Date Details
 Abkhazia July 23rd Flag day.[2] Official adoption of the flag on 23 July 1992.[3]
 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[4][5]
National Flag of Canada Day commemorates adoption of the Canadian flag.
Québec Flag Day[6] (French: Jour du Drapeau) commemorates the first flying of the flag of Quebec (January 21, 1948).
 Denmark September 5th Celebrates the memory of the fallen Danes in international operations since 1948. First officially celebrated in 2009.
 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

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Wiktionary

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See also flag day

English

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Flag Day

  1. A day commemorating the adoption of a national flag.
    1. (Australian) September 3, for the first flying of the Australian flag in 1901, Australian National Flag Day.
    2. (Canadian) February 15, for the inauguration of the Canadian flag in 1965, National Flag of Canada Day.
    3. (US) June 14, for the adoption of the US flag in 1777.

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