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A '''flag day''' is a [[flag]]-related holiday, 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. |
A '''flag day''' is a [[flag]]-related holiday, 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. |
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Flag days are usually codified in national [[statute]]s passed by [[Legislature|legislative bodies]] or [[parliament]]s; however, in some countries a [[decree]] or [[proclamation]] by the head of state or chief executive can also order a flag day. The statute, or the proclamation or decree, may specify locations where flags are to be flown and how (for example, at full- or [[half-staff]]); alternatively, custom may prevail.{{ |
Flag days are usually codified in national [[statute]]s passed by [[Legislature|legislative bodies]] or [[parliament]]s; however, in some countries a [[decree]] or [[proclamation]] by the head of state or chief executive can also order a flag day. The statute, or the proclamation or decree, may specify locations where flags are to be flown and how (for example, at full- or [[half-staff]]); alternatively, custom may prevail.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} The flag day is naturally a [[flag flying day]]. |
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==Specific flag days== |
==Specific flag days== |
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Nations that are not broadly recognized [[sovereign state]]s are shown in ''pink''. Defunct states are highlighted in ''light grey''. |
Nations that are not broadly recognized [[sovereign state]]s are shown in ''pink''. Defunct states are highlighted in ''light grey''. |
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|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Bolivia}}||data-sort-value="08/17"|August 17||Commemorates the creation of the Bolivian flag by law on August 17, 1825<ref>{{cite web | title=17 de agosto, Día de la Bandera: conoce la historia de la tricolor boliviana | website=El Deber | date=2018-08-17 | url=https://eldeber.com.bo/separata-digital/17-de-agosto-dia-de-la-bandera-conoce-la-historia-de-la-tricolor-boliviana_111486 | language=es | access-date=2021-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221013946/https://eldeber.com.bo/separata-digital/17-de-agosto-dia-de-la-bandera-conoce-la-historia-de-la-tricolor-boliviana_111486|archive-date=2021-12-21|url-status=live}}</ref> |
|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Bolivia}}||data-sort-value="08/17"|August 17||Commemorates the creation of the Bolivian flag by law on August 17, 1825<ref>{{cite web | title=17 de agosto, Día de la Bandera: conoce la historia de la tricolor boliviana | website=El Deber | date=2018-08-17 | url=https://eldeber.com.bo/separata-digital/17-de-agosto-dia-de-la-bandera-conoce-la-historia-de-la-tricolor-boliviana_111486 | language=es | access-date=2021-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221013946/https://eldeber.com.bo/separata-digital/17-de-agosto-dia-de-la-bandera-conoce-la-historia-de-la-tricolor-boliviana_111486|archive-date=2021-12-21|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}||{{flagg|usp|Republika Srpska}}||data-sort-value="09/15"|September 15||[[Day of Serb Unity, Freedom and the National Flag]], celebrated with [[Serbia]]<ref name="serbia">{{cite web | last1=Heil | first1=Andy | last2=Augustinovic | first2=Marija | last3=Katic | first3=Goran | title='Unity' Holiday Tests Sympathy, Balkan Tolerance For A New 'Serbian World' | website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | date=2021-09-14 | url=https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-flag-holiday-balkans/31460195.html | access-date=2021-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203134422/https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-flag-holiday-balkans/31460195.html|archive-date=2021-12-03|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Brazil}}||data-sort-value="11/19"|November 19||<ref>{{cite web | title=Lei n° 5.700, de 1° de setembro de 1971| website=Presidente da República | url=http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/leis/L5700.htm | language=pt | access-date=2021-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121215003/http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/leis/L5700.htm|archive-date=2021-11-21|url-status=live}}</ref> |
|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Brazil}}||data-sort-value="11/19"|November 19||<ref>{{cite web | title=Lei n° 5.700, de 1° de setembro de 1971| website=Presidente da República | url=http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/leis/L5700.htm | language=pt | access-date=2021-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121215003/http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/leis/L5700.htm|archive-date=2021-11-21|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|{{flag|Denmark}}||{{flagg|usp|the=yes|Faroe Islands}}||data-sort-value="04/25"|April 25||Commemorates the recognition of the flag by the British government on April 25, 1940<ref>{{cite web | title=The Flag of the Faroe Islands | website=Visit Faroe Islands | url=https://www.visitfaroeislands.com/about/history-governance-economy/flag/ | access-date=2021-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104172054/https://www.visitfaroeislands.com/about/history-governance-economy/flag/|archive-date=2021-11-04|url-status=live}}</ref> |
|{{flag|Denmark}}||{{flagg|usp|the=yes|Faroe Islands}}||data-sort-value="04/25"|April 25||Commemorates the recognition of the flag by the British government on April 25, 1940<ref>{{cite web | title=The Flag of the Faroe Islands | website=Visit Faroe Islands | url=https://www.visitfaroeislands.com/about/history-governance-economy/flag/ | access-date=2021-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104172054/https://www.visitfaroeislands.com/about/history-governance-economy/flag/|archive-date=2021-11-04|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Ecuador}}||data-sort-value="09/26"|September 26||Commemorates the adoption of the Ecuadorian flag on September 26, 1860<ref>{{cite web | title= Presidencia de la República conmemorará el Día de la Bandera Nacional | website=Presidencia de la República del Ecuador | date=2021-12-20 | url=https://www.presidencia.gob.ec/presidencia-de-la-republica-conmemorara-el-dia-de-la-bandera-nacional/ | language=es | access-date=2021-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926180700/https://www.presidencia.gob.ec/presidencia-de-la-republica-conmemorara-el-dia-de-la-bandera-nacional/|archive-date=2021-09-26|url-status=live}}</ref> |
|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Ecuador}}||data-sort-value="09/26"|September 26||Commemorates the adoption of the Ecuadorian flag on September 26, 1860<ref>{{cite web | title= Presidencia de la República conmemorará el Día de la Bandera Nacional | website=Presidencia de la República del Ecuador | date=2021-12-20 | url=https://www.presidencia.gob.ec/presidencia-de-la-republica-conmemorara-el-dia-de-la-bandera-nacional/ | language=es | access-date=2021-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926180700/https://www.presidencia.gob.ec/presidencia-de-la-republica-conmemorara-el-dia-de-la-bandera-nacional/|archive-date=2021-09-26|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Poland}}||data-sort-value="05/02"|May 2||[[Polish National Flag Day]]<ref>{{Cite Polish law|title=Ustawa z dnia 20 lutego 2004 o zmianie ustawy z 1980 o godle, barwach i hymnie Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej|trans_title=Amendment of 20 February 2004 on the changes in the Act of 1980 on the emblem, colours and anthem of the Republic of Poland|year=2004|volume=49|number=467|date=}}</ref> |
|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Poland}}||data-sort-value="05/02"|May 2||[[Polish National Flag Day]]<ref>{{Cite Polish law|title=Ustawa z dnia 20 lutego 2004 o zmianie ustawy z 1980 o godle, barwach i hymnie Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej|trans_title=Amendment of 20 February 2004 on the changes in the Act of 1980 on the emblem, colours and anthem of the Republic of Poland|year=2004|volume=49|number=467|date=}}</ref> |
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|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Portugal}}||data-sort-value="12/01"|December 1||<ref>{{cite web | title=Bandeira Nacional | website=MPR | url=https://www.museu.presidencia.pt/pt/conhecer/simbolos-nacionais/bandeira-nacional/ | language=pt | access-date=2021-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116100635/https://www.museu.presidencia.pt/pt/conhecer/simbolos-nacionais/bandeira-nacional/|archive-date=2021-11-16|url-status=live}}</ref> |
|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Portugal}}||data-sort-value="12/01"|December 1||Flag Fest. In the same day of the celebration of the Restoration of the Independence of Portugal on the December, 1, 1640<ref>{{cite web | title=Bandeira Nacional | website=MPR | url=https://www.museu.presidencia.pt/pt/conhecer/simbolos-nacionais/bandeira-nacional/ | language=pt | access-date=2021-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116100635/https://www.museu.presidencia.pt/pt/conhecer/simbolos-nacionais/bandeira-nacional/|archive-date=2021-11-16|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Romania}}||data-sort-value="06/26"|June 26||<ref>{{cite web | title=Romania celebrates National Flag Day | website=Romania Insider | date=2017-06-26 | url=http://www.romania-insider.com/romania-celebrates-national-flag-day | access-date=2021-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811131243/https://www.romania-insider.com/romania-celebrates-national-flag-day/|archive-date=2020-08-11|url-status=live}}</ref> |
|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Romania}}||data-sort-value="06/26"|June 26||<ref>{{cite web | title=Romania celebrates National Flag Day | website=Romania Insider | date=2017-06-26 | url=http://www.romania-insider.com/romania-celebrates-national-flag-day | access-date=2021-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811131243/https://www.romania-insider.com/romania-celebrates-national-flag-day/|archive-date=2020-08-11|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Russia}}||data-sort-value="08/22"|August 22||<ref>{{cite web | title=Ceremony of hoisting Russian Federation National Flag | website=President of Russia | date=2021-08-22 | url=http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/66427 | access-date=2021-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827111743/http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/66427|archive-date=2021-08-27|url-status=live}}</ref> |
|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Russia}}||data-sort-value="08/22"|August 22||<ref>{{cite web | title=Ceremony of hoisting Russian Federation National Flag | website=President of Russia | date=2021-08-22 | url=http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/66427 | access-date=2021-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827111743/http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/66427|archive-date=2021-08-27|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Saudi Arabia}}||data-sort-value="03/11"|March 11|| |
|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Saudi Arabia}}||data-sort-value="03/11"|March 11|| |
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[[Saudi Flag Day]]<ref>{{cite web | title=March 1, 2023 Royal Decree | website=Portal GOV.SA | date=2023-03-01 | url= https://www.spa.gov.sa/w1862976| access-date=2023-03-01}}</ref> |
[[Saudi Flag Day]]<ref>{{cite web | title=March 1, 2023 Royal Decree | website=Portal GOV.SA | date=2023-03-01 | url= https://www.spa.gov.sa/w1862976| access-date=2023-03-01}}</ref> |
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|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Serbia}}||data-sort-value="09/15"|September 15||[[Day of Serb Unity, Freedom and the National Flag]], celebrated with [[Republika Srpska]]<ref name="serbia"/> |
|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Serbia}}||data-sort-value="09/15"|September 15||[[Day of Serb Unity, Freedom and the National Flag]], celebrated with [[Republika Srpska]]<ref name="serbia">{{cite web | last1=Heil | first1=Andy | last2=Augustinovic | first2=Marija | last3=Katic | first3=Goran | title='Unity' Holiday Tests Sympathy, Balkan Tolerance For A New 'Serbian World' | website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | date=2021-09-14 | url=https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-flag-holiday-balkans/31460195.html | access-date=2021-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203134422/https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-flag-holiday-balkans/31460195.html|archive-date=2021-12-03|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Slovenia}}||data-sort-value="04/07"|April 7||<ref>{{cite web | title=7 April is the day of the Slovenian flag | website=Portal GOV.SI | date=2021-04-07 | url=https://www.gov.si/en/news/2021-04-07-7-april-is-the-day-of-the-slovenian-flag/ | access-date=2021-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126034810/https://www.gov.si/en/news/2021-04-07-7-april-is-the-day-of-the-slovenian-flag/|archive-date=2021-11-26|url-status=live}}</ref> |
|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Slovenia}}||data-sort-value="04/07"|April 7||<ref>{{cite web | title=7 April is the day of the Slovenian flag | website=Portal GOV.SI | date=2021-04-07 | url=https://www.gov.si/en/news/2021-04-07-7-april-is-the-day-of-the-slovenian-flag/ | access-date=2021-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126034810/https://www.gov.si/en/news/2021-04-07-7-april-is-the-day-of-the-slovenian-flag/|archive-date=2021-11-26|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Somalia}}||data-sort-value="10/12"|October 12||Commemorates the adoption of the flag on October 12, 1954<ref>{{cite web | title=Somali National Flag Day; President Farmajo calls on national unity to strengthen governance| website=MTV Somali Channel | date=2021-10-12 | url=https://www.mtvsomali.com/somali-national-flag-day-president-farmajo-calls-on-national-unity-to-strengthen-governance/ | access-date=2021-12-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012132926/https://www.mtvsomali.com/somali-national-flag-day-president-farmajo-calls-on-national-unity-to-strengthen-governance/|archive-date=2021-10-12|url-status=live}}</ref> |
|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Somalia}}||data-sort-value="10/12"|October 12||Commemorates the adoption of the flag on October 12, 1954<ref>{{cite web | title=Somali National Flag Day; President Farmajo calls on national unity to strengthen governance| website=MTV Somali Channel | date=2021-10-12 | url=https://www.mtvsomali.com/somali-national-flag-day-president-farmajo-calls-on-national-unity-to-strengthen-governance/ | access-date=2021-12-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012132926/https://www.mtvsomali.com/somali-national-flag-day-president-farmajo-calls-on-national-unity-to-strengthen-governance/|archive-date=2021-10-12|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|{{flag|Spain}}||{{flagg|usp|Andalusia}}||data-sort-value="12/04"|December 4||<ref name="Press 2022 w272">{{cite web | |
|{{flag|Spain}}||{{flagg|usp|Andalusia}}||data-sort-value="12/04"|December 4||<ref name="Press 2022 w272">{{cite web | agency=Europa Press | title=December 4th has been declared the Day of the Andalusian Flag | website=Sur in English | date=2022-10-28 | url=https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/andalucia-flag-day-20221028102754-nt.html | access-date=2023-10-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105175840/https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/andalucia-flag-day-20221028102754-nt.html|archive-date=2023-01-05|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Sweden}}||data-sort-value="06/02"|June 6||Also celebrated as the [[National Day of Sweden]] since 1983<ref>{{cite web | title=Förordning (1982:270) om allmänna flaggdagar | website=Riksdagen | date=2014-12-11 | url=https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/forordning-1982270-om-allmanna-flaggdagar_sfs-1982-270 | language=sv | access-date=2021-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802072814/https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/forordning-1982270-om-allmanna-flaggdagar_sfs-1982-270|archive-date=2019-08-02|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Sveriges nationaldag | website=Nordiska museet | date=2013-02-26 | url=https://www.nordiskamuseet.se/aretsdagar/sveriges-nationaldag | language=sv | access-date=2021-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112190513/https://www.nordiskamuseet.se/aretsdagar/sveriges-nationaldag|archive-date=2021-11-12|url-status=live}}</ref> |
|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Sweden}}||data-sort-value="06/02"|June 6||Also celebrated as the [[National Day of Sweden]] since 1983<ref>{{cite web | title=Förordning (1982:270) om allmänna flaggdagar | website=Riksdagen | date=2014-12-11 | url=https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/forordning-1982270-om-allmanna-flaggdagar_sfs-1982-270 | language=sv | access-date=2021-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802072814/https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/forordning-1982270-om-allmanna-flaggdagar_sfs-1982-270|archive-date=2019-08-02|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Sveriges nationaldag | website=Nordiska museet | date=2013-02-26 | url=https://www.nordiskamuseet.se/aretsdagar/sveriges-nationaldag | language=sv | access-date=2021-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112190513/https://www.nordiskamuseet.se/aretsdagar/sveriges-nationaldag|archive-date=2021-11-12|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Tajikistan}}||data-sort-value="11/24"|November 24||Celebrated since 2009<ref>{{cite web | title=Tajikistan Celebrates First Flag Day Since Independence | website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | date=2009-11-24 | url=https://www.rferl.org/a/Tajikistan_Celebrates_First_Flag_Day_Since_Independence/1886914.html | access-date=2021-12-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630015153/https://www.rferl.org/a/Tajikistan_Celebrates_First_Flag_Day_Since_Independence/1886914.html|archive-date=2021-06-30|url-status=live}}</ref> |
|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Tajikistan}}||data-sort-value="11/24"|November 24||Celebrated since 2009<ref>{{cite web | title=Tajikistan Celebrates First Flag Day Since Independence | website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | date=2009-11-24 | url=https://www.rferl.org/a/Tajikistan_Celebrates_First_Flag_Day_Since_Independence/1886914.html | access-date=2021-12-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630015153/https://www.rferl.org/a/Tajikistan_Celebrates_First_Flag_Day_Since_Independence/1886914.html|archive-date=2021-06-30|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Thailand}}||data-sort-value="09/28"|September 28||Celebrated since 2017<ref>{{cite web |
|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Thailand}}||data-sort-value="09/28"|September 28||Celebrated since 2017<ref>{{cite web| title=Thais celebrate Thai National Flag Day nationwide| website=National News Bureau of Thailand| date=2020-09-28| url=https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG200928141450859| access-date=2021-12-21| archive-date=December 21, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221225932/https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG200928141450859| url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Turkmenistan}}||data-sort-value="05/18"|May 18||[[State Flag and Constitution Day (Turkmenistan)|State Flag and Constitution Day]]. Flag Day was originally separate from Constitution Day and celebrated on February 19, until the two holidays were combined in 2017<ref>{{cite web | title=Turkmenistan celebrates the Day of Flag in May for the first time | website=Chronicles of Turkmenistan|date=2018-05-20 | url=https://en.hronikatm.com/2018/05/turkmenistan-celebrates-the-day-of-flag-in-may-for-the-first-time/ | access-date=2021-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826005147/https://en.hronikatm.com/2018/05/turkmenistan-celebrates-the-day-of-flag-in-may-for-the-first-time/|archive-date=2018-08-26|url-status=live}}</ref> |
|colspan="2"|{{flagg|usp|Turkmenistan}}||data-sort-value="05/18"|May 18||[[State Flag and Constitution Day (Turkmenistan)|State Flag and Constitution Day]]. Flag Day was originally separate from Constitution Day and celebrated on February 19, until the two holidays were combined in 2017<ref>{{cite web | title=Turkmenistan celebrates the Day of Flag in May for the first time | website=Chronicles of Turkmenistan|date=2018-05-20 | url=https://en.hronikatm.com/2018/05/turkmenistan-celebrates-the-day-of-flag-in-may-for-the-first-time/ | access-date=2021-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826005147/https://en.hronikatm.com/2018/05/turkmenistan-celebrates-the-day-of-flag-in-may-for-the-first-time/|archive-date=2018-08-26|url-status=live}}</ref> |
Aflag day is a flag-related holiday, 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 passed by legislative bodiesorparliaments; however, in some countries a decreeorproclamation by the head of state or chief executive can also order a flag day. The statute, or the proclamation or decree, may specify locations where flags are to be flown and how (for example, at full- or half-staff); alternatively, custom may prevail.[citation needed] The flag day is naturally a flag flying day.
Nations that are not broadly recognized sovereign states are shown in pink. Defunct states are highlighted in light grey.
State | Subdivision | Date | Notes |
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July 23 | Republic Flag Day[1] | |
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Asad7 | National Flag’s Day.[2][3] Asad corresponds to July – August. | |
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November 28 | Albanian Independence Day (Flag Day)[4] | |
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June 20 | National Flag Day. Anniversary of the death of Manuel Belgrano, who created the current flag[5] | |
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June 15 | Commemorates the day the law on the flag was passed, on June 15, 2006[6] | |
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September 3 | Commemorates the day the flag was first flown, on September 3, 1901[7] | |
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November 9 | State Flag Day[8] | |
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Second Sunday of May | Day of the National Emblem and the National Flag[9] (May 12, 2024. For the next year, the date will be on April 11, 2025) | |
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August 17 | Commemorates the creation of the Bolivian flag by law on August 17, 1825[10] | |
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November 19 | [11] | |
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February 15 | National Flag of Canada Day[12] | |
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May 21 | [13] |
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January 21 | [14] | |
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September 22 | [15][16] | |
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September 25 | Commemorates the first flag-raising at the University of Sudbury on September 25, 1975[17] | |
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August 7 | Commemorates the Battle of Boyacá on August 7, 1819 and the creation of the Colombian flag on August 7, 1834[18] | |
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September 5 | Commemorates Danish veterans[19] | |
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April 25 | Commemorates the recognition of the flag by the British government on April 25, 1940[20] |
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September 26 | Commemorates the adoption of the Ecuadorian flag on September 26, 1860[21] | |
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June 4 | [22] | |
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First Monday of Tikimt | Ethiopian month of Tikmit corresponds to October 11 – November 9[23][24] | |
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Midsummer's Day | [25] | |
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Last Sunday of April | April 28, 2024. For the next year, the date will be on April 27, 2025[26] |
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January 14 | Georgian State Flag Day[27] | |
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October 27 | Day before Ohi Day[28] | |
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May 18 | Haitian Flag Day[29] | |
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September 1 | June 14 before 1995[30] | |
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March 16 | Commemorates the establishment of the Hungarian Home Guard on 16 March 1848[31][32] | |
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July 22 | National Flag Adoption Day[33] | |
December 7 | Armed Forces Flag Day[34] | ||
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June 7 | State Flag Day[35] |
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January 7 | Tricolour Day[36] | |
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December 17 | [37] |
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April 16 | Commemorates the first flag-raising on April 16, 1928[38] | |
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March 3 | National Flag Day of the Kyrgyz Republic[39] | |
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August 24 | [40] | |
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January 1 | [41] | |
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February 24 | Flag Day in Mexico[42] | |
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April 27 | [43] | |
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July 10 | Mongolian State Flag Day[44] | |
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March 18 | National Anthem and Flag Day[45] |
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September 6 | [46] | |
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July 2 | [47] | |
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June 13 | Commemorates the adoption of the flag on June 13, 1985[48] | |
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October 22 | [49] |
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May 15 | Unofficial[50] | |
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September 30 | Commemorates the first time the flag was flown outside the Headquarters of the United Nations on September 30, 2015[51] | |
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November 4 | [52] | |
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August 14 | [53][54] | |
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June 7 | Commemorates the Battle of Arica[55] | |
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May 28 | Commemorates its first usage after the Battle of Alapan.[56] Since 1994, the celebratory period is May 28 to June 12[57] | |
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May 2 | Polish National Flag Day[58] | |
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December 1 | Flag Fest. In the same day of the celebration of the Restoration of the Independence of Portugal on the December, 1, 1640[59] | |
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June 26 | [60] | |
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August 22 | [61] | |
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October 25 | [62] |
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March 11 | ||
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September 15 | Day of Serb Unity, Freedom and the National Flag, celebrated with Republika Srpska[64] | |
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April 7 | [65] | |
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October 12 | Commemorates the adoption of the flag on October 12, 1954[66] | |
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December 4 | [67] |
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June 6 | Also celebrated as the National Day of Sweden since 1983[68][69] | |
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November 24 | Celebrated since 2009[70] | |
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September 28 | Celebrated since 2017[71] | |
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May 18 | State Flag and Constitution Day. Flag Day was originally separate from Constitution Day and celebrated on February 19, until the two holidays were combined in 2017[72] | |
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August 23 | Day of the National Flag[73] | |
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June 26 | [74] |
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November 3 | Flag Day (United Arab Emirates)[75] | |
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June 14 | Flag Day (United States)[76] | |
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July 9 | [77] |
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April 17 | Commemorates the date American Samoa first flew the US flag[78] | |
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July 31 | Celebrated since 1990[79] | |
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March 29 | [80] | |
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March 9 | [81][82] | |
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November 16 | [83] | |
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April 17 | Commemorates the day of adoption on April 17, 1905[84] | |
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March 9 | [85] | |
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May 17 | Commemorates the adoption of the flag on May 17, 1921[86] | |
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November 18 | Commemorates the approval of the flag on November 18, 1991[87] | |
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August 3 | Commemorates the first hoisting of the flag on August 3, 1806[88] |