Flag Day

For other uses, see Flag day (disambiguation).

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/Territory/Continent	Date	Details
Afghanistan	August 19	Independence day, 1919.
Albania	November 28	Independence day, 1912.
Argentina	June 20	Anniversary of the death of Manuel Belgrano, who created the current flag.
Aruba	March 18	Flag day. Adoption of the national flag on March 18, 1976.
Australia	September 3	Australian National Flag Day commemorates the first flying of the Australian National Flag in 1901.
Azerbaijan	November 9	Adoption of executive order on November 17, 2009.[2]
Bolivia	August 17	Flag Day in Bolivia. In conmemoration of the creation of the first national flag.
Brazil	November 19	Flag Day in Brazil, adopted in 1889
Canada  Quebec	February 15 January 21[3][4]	National Flag of Canada Day commemorates adoption of the Canadian flag, Feb. 15, 1965. Québec Flag Day[5] (French: Jour du Drapeau) commemorates the first flying of the flag of Quebec, January 21, 1948.
Colombia	July 20 August 7	Declaration of Independence (1810) (Celebrated as National Day) Battle of Boyaca (1819)
Curacao	June 2	"Day of the National Anthem and flag" ("Dia di Himno i Bandera"). Adoption of the national flag on June 2, 1984.
Denmark	June 15	Anniversary of the "Battle of Valdemar" in 1219 at Lyndanisse, Estonia, when according to legend, the flag ("Dannebrog") fell from the sky. Also, the anniversary of the return of North Slesvig in 1920 to Denmark following the post-World War I plebiscite.
Ecuador	September 26	"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 23	St George's Day. the national day of England.
Estonia	June 4	National Flag Day ("Eesti lipu päev"). Date when the Flag of Estonia was first consecrated in 1884.[6]
European Union	May 9	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 25
Greece	October 27	"Ημέρα της σημαίας", (imera tis simeas), Day of the Flag
Haiti	May 18
India	December 7	Armed Forces Flag Day (Festival of the Tricolour) commemorate this day as an honour to the soldiers, airmen and sailors of India.
Israel	January 16	Magen David Day symbolizing the official adoption of the flag of Israel on this day.
Italy	January 7	Festa del tricolore (Festival of the Tricolour) commemorates adoption of the flag of Italy in 1797.
Macedonia	Every 1st and 15th day of each month.	Ден на македонското знаме / Den na makedonskoto zname (Day of the Macedonian flag). Every 1st and 15th day of each month the flag is changed in special ceremony. This celebrates the adoption of the flag.[7]
Mexico	February 24
Moldova	April 27
Norway	May 17	Celebration of the Norwegian constitution, signed on May 17 in 1905. Now, the national day of Norway.
Pakistan	August 11 th	The National Assembly adopted the Flag of Pakistan on this day.
Peru	June 7	Commemorates the anniversary of the Battle of Arica and the sacrifice of Alfonso Ugarte.
Philippines	May 28	Commemorates the day in 1898 when the flag was first carried into battle during the Philippine Revolution.
Poland	May 2	Holiday introduced in 2004. Commemorates raising the flag on Siegessäule during the battle of Berlin.
Romania	June 26	Holiday introduced in 1998. Celebrates the Decree no. 1 of the Wallachian Provisional Government, making the blue-yellow-red tricolour the national flag.
Russian Federation	August 22	Commemorates raising the flag of the contemporary design over the Russian Supreme Soviet building after a failed coup d'état attempt in 1991.
Scotland	November 30	St. Andrew's Day, the national day of Scotland.
Sweden	June 6	Day of the Swedish flag ("svenska flaggans dag") since late 19th century, also commemorated as National Day of Sweden since 1983.
Turkmenistan	February 19	Commemorates the adoption of the nation's first flag after gaining independence from the Soviet Union
Ukraine	August 23	National Flag Day ("День Державного прапора" ("Den Derzhavnoho prapora")) commemorates the day of the adoption of the Ukrainian flag.
United States	June 14	Flag Day Commemorates adoption of the U.S. flag, June 14, 1777.
Åland	Last Sunday of April	Commemorates adoption of the Åland flag

See also

Holidays portal

• National Day
• Republic Day
• Public holiday

Notes

1. ^ Gammage, Jeff (2008-06-14). "Flag Day loses importance but lives on in Phila". Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2008-06-20. http://web.archive.org/web/20080620003742/http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/19939034.html. Retrieved 2008-06-14. 
2. ^ "Azerbaijan sets National Flag Day". Today.az. http://www.today.az/news/politics/57558.html. Retrieved 2010-05-22. 
3. ^ Jour du drapeau on the Mouvement national des Québécoises et des Québécois' website. (French)
4. ^ 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)
5. ^ "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 2009-04-10. 
6. ^ "Estonian Holidays in 2010". Estonian Foreign Ministry. http://www.vm.ee/en/node/5753. Retrieved December 19, 2010. 
7. ^ Macedonia got Flag Day – Macedonian