There are countless holidays all over the globe. In every locality, there are varying festivals and holidays that the people celebrate. Each country has its own national days that are observed and celebrated. Yet, there are holidays which are celebrated worldwide, and have their own holiday flags used to symbolize them. Here are some of the popular holiday flags.

All across the globe, time passes without any physical boundaries. Each day passes as the globe turns and meets each new sunrise and ends with each corresponding sunset. After about 365 rotations, the earth subjects itself to a complete revolution around its orbit in space where everyone in the globe celebrates as having existed a whole year. New Year’s Day Flag is a common sight all across the globe as everyone gets to experience a common thing throughout their lives. Every country has its own version of this custom flag as it does not have a specific design. Each version of this kind of flag may vary from place to place, usually with a common motif of fireworks and an inspired design from their national flag or the like.

Come February 14, many people all across the globe celebrate the Red day. Some call it the Love Day. Commonly, it is referred to many as Valentine’s Day. This day is marked with the St. Valentine’s Day Flag. Usually, the motif is red to denote love, and is designed with a variation of different symbols such as Cupid, hearts, and bows and arrows.

Custom flags for holidays are countless and vary from place to place. These, along with other flags that fit every known special occasion are available on and off the internet for public consumption. Here are some holiday flags that are quite common to the most number of different places.

As far as I know, nothing prohibits anyone from being festive about New Year’s Day. Not even religion or racial differences that I am knowledgeable of would explicitly indicate the prohibition of celebrating this day or perhaps by owning a simple banner or a more elaborate New Year’s Flag. Since the idea of having New Year’s Day is a more flexible idea, it may be modified to fit the most appropriate situation. Americans may pattern a New Year’s Day Flag to the stars and stripes. Chinese new year flags are usually patterned according to what year it is attributed to like a dog, rooster, horse, tiger, dragon, and others. New Year’s Flag are most probably one of the most popular on the planet.

Valentine’s Day Flags are more exclusive to places which recognize the Catholic Church as a major practiced religion, or perhaps those places which have been at some point in history have been influenced by the Christian missions. Named after St. Valentine, the commercial icons associated with this day are hearts, cupid, bow and arrow, and other symbols pertaining to love.

In the US, one of the more common flags is St. Patrick’s Day Flag. Since it is highly associated with the four leaf clover, the major theme color of this kind of flag is green.

Showing one’s allegiance to the American sovereignty and to the American flag to which the embodiment of these ideals are represented is one of the best means to convey sincerity and pureness of intentions. It also reminds everyone with this kind of ideal to render the proper respect to the national flag by knowing some protocols and facts on how to handle when owning an American flag. Here are some of them.

There is such a significant importance to the American flag’s presence that it is mandatory for government institutions and offices, academic institutions, and voting areas to hoist the American flag at full mast on regular working, schoolday, and Election Day, respectively.

During festivities, the American flag should be flown at full mast at the center of the other flags, and should be observed as to be hoisted higher than the rest of the other flags.

When raising and lowering of the flag with other flags present within the location, it is imperative that the American flag be hoisted up first, and lowered last so as to give utmost significance.

During large conventions of other nations where national flags would also be present on a location, the American flag should be of equal dimensions with the other nations’ flag, as well as be hoisted in the same height as with the others to denote equality and the respect for other nation’s respective pride. This is usually seen on Olympic and United Nations events.

These trivia definitely provides some added wealth of knowledge and a step closer for you to be more patriotic.

It is always a good sign to be able to know the little facts about your American flag. not only would it show your extended allegiance and patriotism, but also increases your awareness to its significance. Here are some things worth knowing about these flags.

The importance of having an American flag flown in public is so great that it should be displayed and hoisted daily at the front of main buildings of government agencies, schools, as well as polling precincts during Election Day.

Whenever there would be festivities and parades, the American flag should be located at the center among the array of flags that would be flown together with it. Furthermore, it should be at the highest level among the rest.

In line with this, the American flag should be the first to be raised when there are other flags to be hoisted. In respect, it should also be the last one to be lowered.

Whenever there are congregations of nations such as the Olympics of a United Nations Council, it is advised that the American flag be flown as equal with other national flags, and with the same size. This actually promotes the ideals of the American virtue of liberty and freedom, as well as equality. In this regard, these flags should be flown separately on different flagpoles or staffs.

Finally, whenever the American flag is displayed over a main thoroughfare such as during Memorial Day, it may require being flown or displayed vertically. In this manner, the union symbol should be facing the north when in an east to west street, or to the north when in a north to south street.

The essence of being an American is to uphold the pride and glory of being a citizen of the USA. Along that thought, it includes the rendering of utmost respect to carrying the virtues and values set forth by its sovereignty to other people and things, the American flag included. Here are some key facts that should be remembered by any patriot when owning and being with an American flag.

First and foremost, there is a conveying message when the American flag is flown. When it is upright, that is, being flown with the blue and star area is at the upper left corner, it conveys that the situation is manageable unless it is flown at half mast which denotes a time for mourning or reflection over a passing of an important figure. However, when the flag is flown upside down, it would denote a distress for the flag bearer, and might require immediate assistance, such as when the boat has capsized in the open sea.

Second, never let the American flag (or any other national flag in this regard) touch the ground or allow to be stepped on to be dirtied. In case one accidentally lets one be in this state, it would be highly suggested to have it hoisted properly, but not before being cleaned up immediately.

Third, never allow the American flag to be transformed into bedsheets, pillowcases, and tablecloths, and even something we would be wearing as it lowers the prestige set forth by its mere presence. What could be done is to have a separate design but only inspired by the stars and stripes, not by using the flag itself.

Being a true American goes just beyond merely feeling the patriotism coursing through one’s veins. There is also a tint of responsibility of storing knowledge and trivia about one’s own American Flag. Here are some important facts about the Old Glory.

First, there is significance in knowing which way the American flag should be held up. Normally, the corner blue area with the 50 stars should be seen at the upper left corner of the flag. Anything else would mean something less than majestic. An upside-down flag would mean that the country is undergoing a crisis or perhaps a distress on the part of the owner like when a ship is in dire need of rescuing in open waters.

Next, the flag is a national symbol of pride and glory. While it is necessary to prevent it from ever touching the ground or left to be stepped on and be dirtied, any American flag that gets dirtied should not be despised and destroyed but rather taken out of its state and cleaned right away.

Another thing to take note is that even if your sense of patriotism is soaring through the roof, it should not be made into less than great by turning it into bedsheets, pillowcases, tablecloths, placemats, and the like. While it may sound awesome, doing it gives a lesser value to the flag’s original intended awesomeness. Nevertheless, it is allowable to have designs inspired by the national flag instead.

Finally, unless using an all weather flag, the American flag should never be allowed to be flown outdoors during bad weather and such. Normally, it would just be best to hoist the flag down before retiring the day, and during unfavorable weather conditions.

The American Flag, no matter how majestic it would fly with the gusts of wind, or as essential as the embodiment it represents, is still material based and would degrade over time and use. No matter how much you may try to keep it preserved, the physical nature of all things degrading into one form of matter to another does not exempt the national flag from undergoing the same.

It is in this regard that a proper method for disposing of the American Flag when it is due should be given. Disposing in this context means being able to render the best means of respect until the last moment it need to be turned over to back to this earth. Here are a couple of ways to make sure that you do not do anything otherwise than to give the American Flag the respect it deserves.

Totally damaged, torn out, unrepairable, and faded American flags are supposed to be disposed of ceremoniously unless they hold a significant purpose. Examples are those first flags raised during times of challenges like those in forts, or even that flown over the September 11 ground zero. Other than that, the American flag may be made to pass its service by burying it in the same manner than that of any soldier or American who has served the country.

Another method is to burn the American flag in a ceremonious manner and have its ashes returned to the ground. One army custom of old is to cut the field of blue and stars apart from the stripes, and have them burned properly and separately, and have each of the set of ashes blown over the ground.

Each American Flag should be used and flown with pride and joy, not to mention the highest form of respect. Since it embodies the very existence of the citizens of today, it is recognized by the constitution as a national emblem, and desecrating it irresponsibly has its own penalties imposed. Nevertheless, each of these flags flown is made of materials which degrade slowly through time and with use. Flying a tattered and worn out flag is almost synonymous to being disrespectful to the flag itself, and this is why there are some set of rules on how to properly and respectfully dispose of the American Flag.

Burning of the American flag as itself or part of an effigy shows some of the most disrespectful means to show others, the boys scouts have a traditional method of burning it that signifies the mature time of a flag’s service and need for passing. In this aspect, it may be a good idea to hand it over to a local troop in your area and have it given its final rights properly.

Of course it would be best to see if a damaged American flag could be repaired for small damages while retaining its whole and complete look. If you have a flag that is torn all across vertically for instance, even any amount of repair would leave a hideous patchwork visible to the public eye, and is more likely deemed to be inappropriate.

You may treat the flag as a person itself who needs proper respect as he or she passes from this earth. In this manner, you may actually try to properly bury an American Flag just like a person – by having it properly stored in a stainless steel box or any other form of decent containment, and buried properly.

The United States of America is composed of fifty states, each represented in the national flag as a star in a field of blue. While the national flag is the collective representation of these states, each state has a state flag which also depict their individual history and legacy, not to mention their meaning. While these states didn’t just occur at the same time, the historical unfolding behind each state flag is a wonderful story of glory, power, prestige, and upholding of ideals.

The original number of stars only numbered thirteen. From the years 1777 to 1795, this was the official recognized number since these represented the original thirteen states that declared independence from colonial Britain. This grew steadily as time progressed, and as new states were recognized to have their own limited sovereignty under the American sovereign.

The capital of the US, the District of Columbia in Washington (otherwise known as Washington DC) has its own flag too. It consists of three stars and two stripes. A similar flag – the service flag is also closely associated with the reverence rendered to state flags and is officially allowed by the Department of Defense (DoD) to be used and hoisted by families who have direct family members serving in the Armed Forces especially during wartime.

These state flags may be official in nature, but is dictated by law to be only secondary in nature and importance when flown side by side the American national flag. in this case, these state flags should never be hoisted higher than the American flag, nor should be retained flying on top of installations while the national flag is hoisted down. These flags of the states should be put down first before the national emblem.

Did you know that the American Flag’s accompanying national anthem’s tune was made in reference to a drinking song in England entitled To Anacreon in Heaven? While some would claim truth as equally as those who would debunk this trivia, one thing is sure – that the flag and the anthem are both created to embody the spirit of the American identity as a nation.

Upholding the highest degree of respect and symbolic meaning for a piece of material, the American Flag is attributed to two key personalities, and there have been some debates on who was the founding father (or mother) of the national flag.

The first attributed personality is Betsy Ross. She was a key figure during colonial America under the British rule. During this time, she was responsible in making some of the colonial flags for the citizens, thus being branded as the most probable source of the first national flag. However, some would still have skepticism since this specific rumor started years after her passing.

The second attributed person for the source of the first created American Flag is Francis Scott Key. A poet at that, he was already making references to the very popular Star Spangled Banner. This was during the War of 1812, which many scholars and supporters say, was one of the key inspirations of the design of the first national flag to which the present flag has evolved from.

In any case there is, the history of the American Flag is a historically short, but very rich one, undergoing a lot of changes as the nation evolved from a mere colony to a current superpower.

The American Flag is a symbol of the nation’s highest sense of pride and symbolism, encompassing all the citizenry, sovereignty, and all else that is American. While there whole history of the American Flag would take a whole book to write about, here are some of the highlights and short trivia on how this flag came to be as it is seen today.

There are two personalities to whom the origin of the very first American Flag is attributed. The first is Betsy Ross,but it was not made certain who made the very first official flag of the United States of America. Since the original myth that laid claim of her identity with the flag was made years after her death. Nevertheless, the validity of those that support the idea is attributed to her being very active in the colonial times, making flags for Colonial America.

The second person most attributed to the official American Flag is Francis Scott Key. He made references to the Star Spangled Banner in his poem during the War that happened in 1812. Patriotism was already high during those times, that the national anthem was created to solidify the hymn that would unite all Americans to a great nation today. As an added trivia, how awesome is it to think that the National Anthem was made into music with references in tune with an Old English Song entitled To Anacreon in Heaven.

Whatever the American Flag and accompanying anthem may be, one thing is certain – that these two symbolic creations have been forged from the patriotism and nationalistic pride of a great nation.

While it is not a mandatory objective to be at the center of a Flag Day celebration, it would be quite a shameful part of being a citizen if you would not be participating in it. Held during the month of June, it is also as equally shameful to be not prepared while your neighbors are into the festivities. It is like saying that everyone is in a colorful scene a movie, full of vibrance and energy while you are the cliché black and white, complete with a shaky and grainy scene. Here are some tips and ideas to be among those who are celebrating this wondrous occasion.

It is a great way to show your enthusiasm on any day, especially Flag Day to raise your flag a little ahead of the moment the sun rises over the horizon. In movies and shows, one can see the flag being hoisted enthusiastically as the dawn breaks to welcome the incoming hours with pride and glory. As the sun breaks, it is a good and highly encouraged practice to hoist down the flag and be folded properly for the night.

To properly fold a flag, it is usual to fold it lengthwise half, and half – making sure that the field of blue where the stars are situated are retained to be seen and topwise. With a long ¼ strip of the original length, begin folding at right angles (triangle) from the striped side up to the field of blue, forming a triangular shape.

While there is a designated Flag Day, it is good to have the same sentiment and render the same respect to the flag each and every single day.

The official Flag Day is scheduled during the month of June. Make sure that you are ready to celebrate it with gusto and enthusiasm. It would be such a disaster to find yourself being the only one not having a flag to wave at least while your neighbors are fully prepared. Imagine the neighborhood being festive and colorful about the whole celebration while you are in a seemingly solitary state without anything to participate in? This is the reason why you should get started early.

During the celebration, the festivities peak at around noon, but starting as early as daybreak. Flags flown on poles during Flag Day are hoisted briskly as the day starts, and then a little more lowered as the day progresses into the night.

Sometimes, the local government may indicate or commemorate a passing of a national hero or someone of high regard. In this state, it is advisable to follow flag etiquette and render a half mast hoisting of the flag to show respect to the departed. At the end of the day, it is advisable to put down the flag and fold it carefully in the proper manner for safekeeping and storage overnight.

For those of you who would want to know a quick run-through of how to properly fold your American flag, make sure that you start the fold and exposing the field of blue. Beginning at the striped end, make triangular folds until you have reached the field of blue and onto the end of the flag. While it is almost a crime (and it actually is) to desecrate any flag, your own American flag should not be given any kind of that treatment. If you want to dispose of a worn out and tattered flag, it would be nice to donate it to your local Boy scout troop, as they have this ceremony of giving honor to a passing of a flag by burning it via traditional means.

The Hindu and Islam faiths are two of the bigger chunks of global faith being practiced at present. With their own set of symbols and practices as part of their spiritual endeavors, these two religions make good use of their own symbols and words in their scripture, actions, as well as media like faith flags and paintings. Here are some common ones for your understanding.

The Hindu faith has been around for quite a while, being practiced by millions of followers in the Asian region. One of the more common chants and syllables being used as a symbolic testament is the “aum” which is more than just a mere syllable uttered. It is referred in the holy book of Hinduism itself. It is quite similar to Christianity’s “Amen” which denotes acceptance to teachings of the Christian faith instead. As for the material symbol, the lotus is regarded as the most common and familiarly associated depiction with Hindu virtue and purity. Even the gods and goddesses of Hinduism are associated with each of their own lotus. For example, the goddess Lakshmi and Saraswati are associated with the pink and the white lotus respectively.

The Islam faith is more commonly associated with the Rub el Hizb and the Ottoman symbol. The former is mentioned and is seen in the beginning of many Islamic books and is also seen in the holy book Quran. It is depicted and stated in many forms of media like write-ups, teachings, banners, faith flags, and the like. The Ottoman symbol is actually the very well known star and crescent symbol. Even in modern times, it is depicted on a grand scale – as much as being part of the national emblem on countries’ flags such as that of Turkey’s and Pakistan’s.

Aside from the Christian faith, some other major religions that carry the purpose on their faith flags and banners are Hinduism and Islam. These two major religions are not lacking in their set of symbols and depictions of their faith.

For instance, the syllable “Aum” is depicted in the Holy books of Hinduism and referred to as the Upanishads. “Omkar” on the other hand is one of the most cited words in the beginning of many Hindu books. It may be analogized as the “Amen” Christians commonly use as an acceptance of Christian teachings. Another popularly associated symbol with Hinduism is the lotus which has a godly affiliation, especially in the Asian communities practicing Hinduism. It is the symbol of purity and virtue.

Hindu gods are also depicted quite literally on paintings and faith flags as they are described. The Goddess Lakshmi is associated with the pink lotus, while the Goddess Saraswati is associated with the white one. It is also considered that the word swastika took its roots in this Sanskrit language, hence the similar orientation of the symbol.

As for Islam, there are four fundamental symbols deemed important and sacrilegious if disrespected. There is the Ottoman symbol otherwise known as the star and crescent, the name of Allah, Rub el Hizb, and Kalima. The symbol/name of Rub el Hizb is found in many Islamic faith flags and is initially used in the Quran. It is still seen in the official arms of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. As for the Ottoman symbol, it may be seen as part of the national flags of the countries Turkey, Pakistan, Algeria, and similarly influenced countries under the Islamic faith.

Religion plays a major role in keeping the peace and order of things in the modern world. Faith flags which bear the symbols of the carried faith hold a special reminder to the people. Even with the decent amount of diverse religions being promulgated across the continents, the balance of these faiths have contributed to a healthy balance for peace and order, not to mention limitations that actually help the stability of ideals and actions.

There is Islam’s mosques which is a symbolic association to the said faith, there is the six sided star referred to as Star of David for the Jews to name a few. For the largest denomination of faith followers, Christianity has two of the most commonly associated symbols revered to as somewhat important and influential: the Ichthys and the Cross.

Paintings, murals, faith flags, and other items used for the promulgation of the Christian faith would see the use of these two symbols interchangeably. The Ichthys or fish is easily associated with several aspects of the Christian faith such as the fish that fishermen catch as similar to Jesus Christ being the fisher of men. Some may even go to the extent of the fish being the food multiplied to serve the throngs of followers who wanted to listen to Jesus’ preachings. The symbol of the Ichthys is depicted in these Bible passages in drawings, paintings, plays, and faith flags as a testimony to the savior’s greatness.

Over the years, faith flags and similar depictions saw a fair usage of the cross. This is a symbol of the risen Christ the savior, and is a testament to the greatness and omnipotence of God.