International usage forbids the display of the flag of one nation above that of another nation in time of peace." 7c. starts, "No other flag or pennant should be placed above or, if on the same level, to the right of the flag of the United States of America"
It is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flag staffs in the open. However, when a patriotic effect is desired, the flag may be displayed twenty-four hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness.
When hoisting a flag that is to be displayed at half-mast, it should be raised to the finial of the pole for an instant, then lowered to half-mast. Likewise, when the flag is lowered at the end of the day, it should be hoisted to the finial for an instant, and then lowered.
Any person may fly the Australian National Flag. However, the flag should be treated with the respect and dignity it deserves as the nation's most important national symbol. Flag protocol is based on longstanding international and national practice. The flag should not be allowed to fall or lie on the ground.
Flags are required to be flown at half-mast till noon on ANZAC Day, then raised to the masthead until sunset.
Patriot Day serves as a remembrance of the lives lost on that September morning. By a joint resolution approved 12/18/2001, (Public Law 107-89) has designated September 11th of each year as "Patriot Day" which also directs the flags be lowered to half-staff for the entire day on September 11.
The U.S. Flag Code addresses the rules for flying flags, rain or shine. The United States Code, Title 36, Chapter 10, states: "The flag should not be displayed on days when the weather is inclement, except when an all-weather flag is displayed."
Fly your flag throughout Labor Day weekend – and especially Labor Day! – to celebrate the men and women who work hard to keep our country running. The United States Constitution is considered the supreme law of our country. Celebrate the day it was adopted by flying your flag.
Those not in uniform should salute the flag by standing at attention, tall and straight, with the left arm at the side, and placing the right hand over the heart. Men who are wearing a hat should remove the hat with their right hand and hold it over their shoulder so that their right hand is over their heart.
Flag of the United States
| Proportion | 10:19 |
| Adopted | December 3, 1775 (Grand Union Flag) June 14, 1777 (13-star version) July 4, 1960 (current 50-star version) |
| Design | Thirteen horizontal stripes alternating red and white; in the canton, 50 white stars of alternating numbers of six and five per horizontal row on a blue field |
Displaying a U.S. flag upside down is "a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.” Flying the flag upside down may also be viewed as an act of disrespect or protest; though not mentioned in the United States Flag Code, some have expressed anger over this.
In 1848, it was officially adopted as the national flag and enshrined in the Swiss Constitution. Throughout its history, the Swiss flag has always had one feature that distinguishes it from all other national flags: it is square not rectangular. The Vatican is the only other sovereign state to have a square flag.
4 June, birthday of C.G.E. Mannerheim, Marshal of Finland; the occasion is also celebrated as the Flag Day of the Finnish Defence Forces. Saturday between 20 and 26 June, Midsummer Day; the occasion is also celebrated as the Day of the Finnish Flag.
Flag Day Celebrated. Today is Flag Day! On May 30, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14. The day commemorates the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States.
