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Today is Rizal Day in the Philippines.

Animated flag provided courtesy of Pascal Gross.

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Today is President's Day in Gabon; and Statehood Day in Texas.

Animated flags provided courtesy of Pascal Gross.

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Today is Statehood Day in Iowa.

Animated flag provided courtesy of Pascal Gross.

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Today is Independence Day in Indonesia; and the Feast of St. John the Apostle.

Animated flags provided courtesy of Pascal Gross.

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Today is Independence Day in Slovenia; and the Feast of St. Stephen.
It is also Boxing Day in Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, and Wales

Animated flags provided courtesy of Pascal Gross.

Merry Christmas

Christmas flags

Here are a couple of historic flags (no longer in official use) that I think look rather Christmassy. Can you identify them?

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Today is Sovereignty Day in Laos; and Independence Day in Libya.

Animated flags provided courtesy of Pascal Gross.

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Today is Victory Day in Egypt; and the feast of St. Thorlac the patron saint of Iceland. It is also the birthday of Emperor Akihito of Japan.

Animated flags provided courtesy of Pascal Gross.

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Today is Day of National Mourning in Mexico,, in memory of José Maria Morelos, a hero of the war for independence.

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Today is the feast of St. Thomas the apostle (a/k/a 'Doubting Thomas'); and Independence Day/Unity Day in Nepál.

Animated flags provided courtesy of Pascal Gross.

Mozambique shoots down new flag

Mozambique's parliament has rejected an opposition attempt to remove the image of a rifle from the national flag.

Ruling Frelimo Party MPs said the time was not right to dump the rifle - a symbol of the war of independence.

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Today is South Carolina Secession Day.

Animated flags provided courtesy of Pascal Gross.

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Today is Ratification Day in New Jersey; and Republic Day in Niger.

Animated flags provided courtesy of Pascal Gross.

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Today is National Day in Bhutan; Independence Day in Colombia; and Bolivar Day in Venezuela.

Animated flags provided courtesy of Pascal Gross.

'These Tattered Flags'

The National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is currently showing a special exhibit on flags in American history. The temporary exhibition includes flags ranging from a hand-held parade flag sewn by Betsy Ross? granddaughter, to a large, sixteen-foot U.S. Navy Ensign made at the United States Navy Yard in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Other notable inclusions are an Army of Tennessee Battle Flag, loaned by the Pioneer Historical Society and the Borough of Bedford, Pennsylvania, a Know Nothing Flag and a Confederate first national flag.

The exhibit will close at the end of December.

Brown County, Indiana, adopts flag

"With the theme of 'Peaceful Valley' prominently displayed amid a montage of local icons, designers of a Brown County community flag recently unveiled their final product."

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Today is National Day in Bahrain; and Independence Day in Bangladesh. It is also Day of the Covenant in Namibia; and Dingaan's Day in South Africa.

Animated flags provided courtesy of Pascal Gross.

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Today is Bill of Rights Day in the United States of America. It is also Election Day in Iraq; and Kingdom Day in the Netherlands.

Animated flags provided courtesy of Pascal Gross.

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Today is Statehood Day in Alabama, and Revolution Day in El Salvador. It is also the anniversary of Iraq's independence from Great Britain (1927).

Animated flags provided courtesy of Pascal Gross.

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Today is the 460th anniversary of the opening of the Council of Trent. It is National Day in Bahrain; and was National Day in Upper Volta. It is Republic Day in Malta.

Animated flags provided courtesy of Pascal Gross.

India okays national flag display

Sportsmen representing India will now be able to freely display the flag of India on their uniforms without fear of prosecution. However, the display of the flag on underwear and pillowcases is still prohibited.

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Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in honour of which I am flying the Vatican flag and two historical Mexican flags, as well as the current flag of Mexico. It is also Day of the Indians in El Salvador; Independence Day in Kenya; Ratification Day in Pennsylvania; and Constitution Day in Russia.

Animated flags provided courtesy of Pascal Gross.