Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A detail from the People's Armed Police preparing to raise the flag. The Flag Raising Ceremony is a traditional military ceremony of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China which is done publicly in Tiananmen Square, a public square located in the capital of Beijing. The tradition started in 1954 under Mao Zedong.
In the Boy Scouts of America, [3] To The Colors is recommended for both raising and lowering the flag (preceded by Retreat in the evening as per the US Army protocol). The Boy Scouts of America offer a Bugling Merit Badge, [ 4 ] requiring a Scout to properly sound a choice of ten of fifteen named bugle calls, of which To the Colors is one.
This is done as a sign of respect or deference. At sea, it is done by lowering to half-mast and returning to full mast position. [1] To dip the flag on a merchant vessel passing a naval vessel involves lowering the stern flag (the country flag) to the half-mast position and back to the truck as the vessels pass abeam of each other.
The flag of the United Arab Emirates is flown at half mast on 30 November (Martyrs' Day) of every year from 08:00 to 11:30. The flag is also flown at half mast by decree of the president of the United Arab Emirates usually for three days. Each of the seven emirs has the right to order flags to be flown at half mast in his emirate.
Military and police personnel armed with a rifle during a ceremony will implement a present arms while personnel unarmed will execute the hand salute. This is done during the raising and/or lowering of the national flag, rendition or singing of the national anthem, and when saluting a person or object worth saluting.
This is a featured video, which means that members of the community have identified it as one of the finest images on the English Wikipedia, adding significantly to its accompanying article. If you have a different image of similar quality, be sure to upload it using the proper free license tag , add it to a relevant article, and nominate it .
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine ordered Tuesday that flags on all public buildings and grounds throughout the state will be flown at half-staff through Nov. 29.
The flag lowering ceremony at the village of Wagah is held each evening immediately before sunset. [5] The ceremony begins with battle calls from both sides in the form of loud screaming by the border guards. This is followed by a series of organized high kicks, stomps, and dance moves during which the opposing forces stare each other down. [3]