OCTOBER 14, 2024 — Today, Dominica celebrates Flag Day, part of the island’s National Emblems Week, organized by the Commonwealth of Dominica Cultural Division, reported Dominica News Online. As part of the observance, a motorcade will take place around the capital, Roseau, and other parts of the island, encouraging citizens to display and honor the…
OCTOBER 14, 2024 — Today marks the celebration of Ethiopia’s 17th National Flag Day, celebrated at the premise of the House of People’s Representatives (HPR) under the theme “Our Flag for Our National Unity, Sovereignty, and the Elevation of Ethiopia”, the Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) reports. In a speech for the occasion, President Taye Atske-Selassie…
OCTOBER 14, 2024 — Today, Belgorod Oblast in Russia celebrates its annual flag day, reported Vpered. Vyacheslav Gladkov, Governor of Belgorod Oblast, made a statement on the occasion, highlighting the values embodied in the flag. Gladkov remarked, “The colors and images of the flag of the region encode the main values of our great land….
OCTOBER 14, 2024 — Today, the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) of Russia celebrates the Day of the State Flag, SakhaNews reported. Officials Offer Congratulations to the Sakha Aysen Nikolayev, Head of the Sakha Republic, wrote on his Telegram channel, “For more than 30 years our flag has proudly flown over the expanses of Yakutia, embodying…
OCTOBER 13, 2024 — Today, in the town of Niharra, Spain, 15-year-old Sonsoles Fernández proudly took center stage at an outdoor plaza, gripping a sacred flag—a tricolor of purple, white, and red—as church bells rang through the air. In front of a massive crowd and an even larger statue of the Virgin Mary, Sonsoles skillfully…
OCTOBER 12, 2024 — Today, Spain celebrates , the Día de la Hispanidad, a national holiday that commemorates Columbus’s arrival in the Americas. While the celebration typically includes a grand display of patriotism, this year’s festivities were impacted by rain, leading to the cancellation of both the ceremonial arrival of the Spanish flag by air…
OCTOBER 12, 2024 — Allen County, Indiana, has launched public voting to select a new flag from the top eight designs as part of its bicentennial celebration, reported The Journal Gazette. According to the survey website, the county accepted flag submissions from January 1 to March 29, narrowing down 124 entries along with over 230…
OCTOBER 12, 2024 — Today, “Onbedai,” a traditional offering of dried salted sea bream, was delivered to the Inner Shrine at Ise Jingu as part of a special annual religious ritual, reports Chunichi Shimbun. The sea bream, prepared by the Shinoshima Fishermen’s Cooperative Association, was brought from Shinojima Island, Aichi Prefecture, by six fishing boats…
OCTOBER 12, 2024 — Cédric de Fougerolle, chair of the Société française de vexillologie (French Society of Vexillology), has been interviewed today by Ouest-France in his family home in Terves, Deux-Sèvres. A subscription to Ouest-France is required to read the full interview, in French. The French Society of Vexillology was founded in 1985 by Hervé…
OCTOBER 12, 2024 — The Court’s Vexillologist has finalized the options for Bothwell’s new flag as part of a local competition, with four entries set to be shortlisted. According to the Flag Institute, public voting will begin later this year, and the winning flag will be unveiled in early 2025. The submission period ended on…