Christmas, December 25, is an official flag flying day. Christmas is on Thursday this year which is great, because for most of this month, I thought Christmas was on Wednesday. So I was overjoyed to discover I had an extra day for preparations!
To give you a jump start on 2009, here is the list of flag-flying days.
- New Year’s Day, January 1
- Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, third Monday in January (January 19, 2009)
- Inauguration Day, January 20
- Lincoln’s Birthday, February 12
- Washington’s Birthday, third Monday in February
- Easter Sunday (variable)
- Mother’s Day, second Sunday in May
- Peace Officers Memorial Day, May 15 (half-staff all day)
- Armed Forces Day, third Saturday in May
- Memorial Day (half-staff until noon), the last Monday in May
- Flag Day, June 14
- Independence Day, July 4
- Labor Day, first Monday in September
- Patriot Day, September 11 (half-staff all day)
- Constitution Day, September 17
- National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day, October 4 (half-staff all day) (established in 2001)
- Columbus Day, second Monday in October
- Navy Day, October 27
- Veterans Day, November 11
- Thanksgiving Day, fourth Thursday in November
- National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, December 7 (half-staff all day)
- Christmas Day, December 25
- and such other days as may be proclaimed by the President of the United States; the birthdays of States (date of admission); and on State holidays.
