Flag Day

<p>A flag day is a <a href="/facts/Flag/RbK3SDX4">flag</a>-related holiday, a day designated for flying a certain flag (such as a <a href="/facts/National_flag/a7kWktWm">national flag</a>) or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event such as a nation's adoption of its flag.
</p><p>Flag days are usually codified in national <a href="/facts/Statute/10qGu7zM">statutes</a> passed by <a href="/facts/Legislature/ycUCe91S">legislative bodies</a> or <a href="/facts/Parliament/n2zfmmBC">parliaments</a>; however, in some countries a <a href="/facts/Decree/goYGFGQ0">decree</a> or <a href="/facts/Proclamation/RxwSrDy1">proclamation</a> 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 <a href="/facts/Half-staff/zjKhvcaU">half-staff</a>); alternatively, custom may prevail. The flag day is naturally a <a href="/facts/Flag-flying_day/M0JemNx4">flag-flying day</a>.
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