Winter flags serve many different purposes. Not only do Winter Flags provide a friendly greeting to your home, but they also serve as a holiday decoration. Winter flags are an easy transition to the ever- changing seasons. Show your excitement for the season with a Holly Snowman. If it’s the simple things of Winter that you want to convey, you can do it with a Couple of Chickadees resting on a branch surrounded by pine cones and snow. For the child in you, a vast variety of Winter Flags are at your disposal. Winter flags are indispensable!

• It is customary to display the flag from sunrise to sunset. However, if it is displayed after dark, it should be illuminated.
• The flag should never have anything placed upon it, nor on any part of it, nor attached to it, any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure, design, picture, or drawing of any nature.
• The flag, when carried in a procession with another flag or flags, should be either on the marching right; that is, to the flag’s own right, or if there is a line of other flags, in front and center of that line.
• The flag of the United States should be at the center and at the highest point of the group when a number of flags are grouped and displayed from staffs. When the flags are displayed at the same height, the U.S. flag should be on it’s own right, or on the left as it appears to the viewer.
• No other flag or pennant should be placed above the U.S. flag when more than one flag is being flown on a single pole. The only exception is during church services conducted by naval chaplains at sea, for personnel of the navy, in which case the church pennant may be flown above the U.S. flag.
• In an auditorium or other public speaking forum, the flag should occupy the position of honor at the speaker’s right, or on the left as it is seen by the audience. In the same setting, if the flag is to be displayed flat, it should be placed above and behind the speaker. The star field should be uppermost and to the viewer’s left.
• Keep the U.S., and all flags, clean. Dirt is sharp; it cuts fabrics, dulls colors and causes wear. Most outdoor flags can be washed in a mild detergent and thoroughly rinsed. Indoor flags should be dry cleaned.
• Flag care is related to pole care. Keep your pole in good condition. Rusty, pock marked poles chafe and tear flag fabric and stitching. Rust and scale cause permanent stains.
• Do not neglect frays on your flag. Watch the corners of the “fly end” of your flag. This is normally the first area to show signs of wear. Trim off the worn hem and re-hem the end. It is perfectly proper, and when done promptly, can greatly extend the life of your flag.

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Have you heard of Patriot Day?

Patriot Day has been added to the Flag Holidays listed in section 174 of the US Flag Code. On December 18, 2001, President Bush signed Public Law No: 107-89, designating September 11th as Patriot Day. State and local governments and the people of the United States are asked to observe Patriot Day with appropriate programs and activities to honor the individuals who lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks on that date in 2001.

The day has also been designated as a day that the US flag should be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sundown, not just until noon as is done on Memorial Day. In addition the people of the United States are asked to observe a moment of silence on Patriot Day in remembrance of the victims.

Many people have asked if Government offices, schools, banks, etc. will be closed on that day. We don’t have that information at this time but as decisions are made we will keep you informed.

Patriot Day should not be confused with Patriot’s Day, a regional holiday celebrated in New England on the third Monday in April which commemorates Paul Revere’s ride and the battle of Lexington & Concord during the Revolutionary War. The Boston Marathon is run on Patriot’s Day every year.

For a copy of the Public Law, visit the National Flag Foundation at www.americanflags.org.

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Halloween Flags are a fun festive way to embrace your inner child. Just because you are an adult now, it does not mean you cannot show your creativity. What better way to do that than to display decorative Halloween Flags that reflect your taste and style? Halloween is evolving into one of the most popular holidays-for any age range. Show your neighbors, family, friends etc. your fun side with a Halloween flag personally chosen by you.

Invite trick or treater’s to your door step with a friendly Halloween Flag. With a wide variety of decorative flags; you can show the many sides of your personality with spooky Halloween flags, or simply a pumpkin flag. Ghosts, goblins, spiders, black cats, skeletons are all apart of Halloween and Halloween Flags. Show your individuality with one or all of these things.

Whether you enjoy Halloween because of the scary and spooky aspect of the holiday, or simply because you enjoy the unity Halloween brings to everyone, nothing will show that better than a Halloween flag. Bring back the memories of your very first Halloween with all of the fun exciting Halloween flags there are- there’s always a Halloween flag that’s out there for you. Halloween flags are a great opportunity to bring out your unique personality.

Halloween Flags are simple to install, they do not require maintenance; unlike window decorations that you may have to reapply 3 times before they will even stick to the window. If it is window decorations you are looking for, you can still use your Halloween flag with a window display bracket and assembly isn’t necessary!

Also, you can use some Thanksgiving flags that you may have laying around, for Halloween. A simple pumpkin flag, can represent both Halloween and Thanksgiving flags. Thus, proving that Thanksgiving flags are quite diverse.

Why not show the kid in you, not by dressing up, but by displaying fun, spooky Halloween Flags for everyone to see!

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