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Denmark - Flag Flying Days

image by Željko Heimer and António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 April 2016

National Days
Religious Holidays
Birthdays in the Royal Family
Military Flag-Flying Days

The Flag Flying Days of Denmark.

Source: The Royal Danish Embassy, Washington, DC, USA

National Days:

April 9 - Occupation of Denmark 1940 (half mast until noon - then full)
May 5 - Liberation of Denmark 1945
June 5 - Constitution Day
June 15 - Valdemar Day (Dannebrog's "birthday")

Religious Holidays:

New Year's Day
Good Friday - The flag is at half mast the whole day
Easter Day
Ascension Day
Whit Sunday
Christmas Day

Birthdays in the Royal Family:

March 28 - Queen Ingrid
April 16 - Queen Margrethe II
April 29 - Princess Benedikte
May 26 - Crown Prince Frederik
June 7 - Prince Joachim
June 11 - Prince Henrik
June 30 - Princess Alexandra

Military Flag-flying Days:

February 2 - Battle of Mysunde 1864
February 11 - Storm of Copenhagen 1659
April 2 - Battle of Reden 1801
April 18 - Battle at Dybbøl 1864
May 9 - Battle at Helgoland 1864
July 6 - Battle at Fredericia 1849
July 25 - Battle at Isted 1850
September 5 - in honor of deployed Danish soldiers, established 2009
October 4 - Storm of Frederiksstad 1850

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