{{short description|Day where all citizens and public/private organizations hoist the national flag}}
[[File:День_флага.jpg|thumb|right|Parade on [[Tajikistan]]'s flag-flying day, November 24]] A '''flag-flying day''' is a day, decreed officially or by tradition, that the [[national flag]] should be hoisted by every [[Government agency|official agency]] in the country. Private citizens and corporations are also encouraged to fly the flag, rather than leaving the [[Flagpole|flag staff]] empty or flying family or corporate flags.<ref name=f>[https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us_days.html FLAGS OF THE WORLD: Flag flying days (U.S.)]</ref><ref>[https://riksarkivet.se/flaggdagar RIKSARKIVET: Flaggdagar (in Swedish)]</ref> Flag-flying days may also be observed for some provincial flags.
Flag-flying days are different from [[Flag Day]] holidays that celebrate the flag itself and are usually held just one day per year. Flag-flying days normally occur multiple times each year to celebrate [[Public holiday|national holiday]]s or other occasions.<ref name=f/>
==By country== For flag flying days in various countries, see:
* [[Flag of Estonia#Selections from the Estonian Flag Act|Flag-flying days in Estonia]] * [[Flag flying days in Finland|Flag-flying days in Finland]] * [[Flag flying days in Germany|Flag-flying days in Germany]] * [[Flag of Lithuania#National flag days|Flag-flying days in Lithuania]] * [[Flag flying days in Mexico|Flag-flying days in Mexico]] * [[Flag flying days in the Netherlands|Flag-flying days in the Netherlands]] * [[Flag flying days in Norway|Flag-flying days in Norway]] * [[Flag flying days in Sweden|Flag-flying days in Sweden]] * [[Flag flying days in the United Kingdom|Flag-flying days in the United Kingdom]] * [[Flag flying days in the United States|Flag-flying days in the United States]]
==See also== * [[Dance of Flags]], Israeli celebration * [[Flag Day]]
==References== <references/>
[[Category:Flags]] [[Category:Flag flying days|Flag flying days]] [[Category:Flag practices]] [[Category:Observances]]
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