Flag Day

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"Flag Day" is used in the UK to refer to a day when a charity raises funds by collecting in the street and door-to-door, donors being given a small flag or badge to wear, showing that they have supported the charity.

"Flag Day" in India refers to a day when armed forces raise funds by collecting donations door-to-door nationally, as a sign of solidarity among the general public towards the welfare of the personnel, and in return distributing token flags.

"Flag Day" is also the first single by The Housemartins, featured on their London 0 Hull 4 album.

There are two recognized definitions of the term "Flag Day". The first definition is used to designate a day to fly a flag of a certain area, mostly that of nations; the second definition is used to designate a day set aside to honor an event specifically involving a national flag (e.g. creation/adoption).

Flag days are usually codified in national statutes, however, a decree by a head of state of the specific country can also order flag days. The display of the national flag on this day, mainly to fix it at either full or half staff. The locations of where the flags are flown (and how are they flown) can be also dictated by national law or decree.

Different countries have a different day called Flag Day to honor their flags:

January 1: Flag Day in Lithuania
February 15: Flag Day in Canada
February 24: Flag Day in Mexico
March 18: Flag Day in Aruba
April 25: Flag Day in the Faroe Islands
May 2: Polish Flag Day, see Flag of Poland#Flag flying days
May 18: Flag Day in Haiti
May 28: Flag Day in the Philippines
June 6: Flag Day in Sweden
June 7: Flag Day in Peru
June 14: Flag Day in the United States
June 15: Flag Day in Denmark
June 20: Flag Day in Argentina (a public holiday since 1938)
June 26: Flag Day in Romania (known locally as Ziua Tricolorului)
July 2: Flag and Hymn Day in Curacao
July 31: Hawaiian Flag Day (known locally as La Hae Hawai'i)
August 3: Flag Day in Venezuela (March 12 prior to 2006)
[[August 14]: ]Flag Day in Paraguay
August 23: Flag Day in Ukraine
September 3: Flag Day in Australia
October 18: Flag Day in Chile
October 27: Flag Day in Greece
October 31: Flag Day in Ecuador
November 4: Flag Day in Panama
November 19: Flag Day in Brazil
December 7: Flag Day in India

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In some countries, Flag Days are special holidays on which the national flag must be flown from public buildings as required by law. See:

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Flag day is also a term used in discussing computer systems to denote a change which will require a complete restart or conversion of a sizable body of software or data. This usage of the term originates from an obscure such change in the Multics operating system's definition, which was scheduled for the US's Flag Day, June 14th, 1966. [1]