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.
Flag days are usually codified in national statutes passed by legislative bodies or parliaments; 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] 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.
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July 23 | Republic Flag Day [1] | |
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Asad 7 | 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] |
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.
Flag days are usually codified in national statutes passed by legislative bodies or parliaments; 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] 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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Asad 7 | 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] |