When a flag is flown in such a position it is said to be at half mast. It is done as a mark of respect and remembrance.
A nation's flag may be flown half way up a flag pole as a symbol of respect, mourning, or distress.
A similar question was asked, and this is part of the answer given: "When flown with flags of states, communities, or societies on separate flag poles which are of the same height and in a straight line, the flag of the United States is always placed in the position of honor - to its own right. ..The other flags may be smaller but none may be larger. ..No other flag ever should be placed above it. ..The flag of the United States is always the first flag raised and the last to be lowered.
to mourn the important person/s who died or something like that
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Depends on which flag- you did not tell us which one. The US flag has no green.
When the flag is at "Half-mast" then this is an indication of distress , respect or mourning .
Its called putting it at half mast. Usually they do it when someone important dies. When the poep died, I know that they do that for him.
It is flown at half-mast (half staff), in which the flag is raised to the top, and then lowered, when being put up or taken down.
It is flown at half-mast (half staff), in which the flag is raised to the top, and then lowered, when being put up or taken down.
It is flown at half-mast (half staff), in which the flag is raised to the top, and then lowered, when being put up or taken down.
When the flag is flown or placed upside down, this is a signal of distress. For this reason, it should not be flown in this position at any other time.
NO. as approved by congress "NO STATE FLAG" shall be flown above the American Flag.
The flag of Spain is flown with the coat of arms nearest the flagpole.
If the U.S. flag is flown at night, it is supposed to be lighted.
The Eureka flag was first flown in Ballarat on Bakery hill
A flag flown upside down is an official signal of distress. A flag flown at half mast, is a mark of respect or mourning.
The American Flag always has precedence by flying higher than other flags .