Half-staffing a flag to represent mourning is an international custom.
It's half-staff, not half mast (I made the same mistake earlier today). The United States Flag Code calls for the U. S. flag to be flown at half-staff only until noon only on Memorial Day. Every other day on which the flag is flown at half-staff, it is until sunset.
On Memorial Day, the flag flies at half staff for only the first half of the day to honor the war dead. At noon it is raised to full staff to show that the nation lives.
On Memorial Day the flag should be displayed at half-staffuntil noon only, and then raised to the top of the staff." An easy way to remember when to fly a flag at half-staffis to think of when the entire nation is mourning or engaged in remembrance.
On Memorial Day the flag should be displayed at half-staffuntil noon only, and then raised to the top of the staff." An easy way to remember when to fly a flag at half-staffis to think of when the entire nation is mourning or engaged in remembrance.
On Memorial Day the flag should be displayed at half-staffuntil noon only, and then raised to the top of the staff." An easy way to remember when to fly a flag at half-staffis to think of when the entire nation is mourning or engaged in remembrance.
when the flag is only half way up,it is called flying at "half staff".(The staff is the flagpole.)This is done to honor someone important who has died.
Only the President or a state Governor can order when and for how long the American flag is to be flown at half-staff on government property.
The only time you lower a flag to raise it is during a flag ceremony, such as raising the flag to half-staff in remembrance of a national tragedy or to honor a fallen hero, and then raising it back to full staff at the conclusion of the ceremony.
On Memorial Day the flag should be displayed at half-staffuntil noon only, and then raised to the top of the staff." An easy way to remember when to fly a flag at half-staffis to think of when the entire nation is mourning or engaged in remembrance.
I think of it as half-staff to remember the fallen soldiers who gave up their lives for us, but a return to the highest position to represent soldiers' victories that have allowed the US to retain its power.
Nepal is the only Asian country without a rectangular flag. Instead, it's flag is in the shape of two overlapping triangles.
I looked this up and the only thing Eisenhower did with the flag is set the design in 1959. The flag act in 1942 gave guidance on how to fly the flag, but it made it voluntary for those flying the flag. I found nothing specifically mentioning half staff flying of the flag. It seems this is just came out as a way to honor someone or an event that has impacted the society. More or less like tying a ribbon around a tree. Nothing makes it official, but something everyone has adapted as a response to an event.