to mourn the important person/s who died or something like that
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.
below, it looks better
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Trinidad and Tobago's flag is to be flown at the top of the mass of your right and if it is on your left you are disrespecting the law of Trinidad and Tobago but if the flag is half mast then someone very important has died
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Special Days for Flying the National FlagThe dates of special significance for this country on which the National Flag may be flown freely by all citizens are as follows:1. Independence Day 31st August.2. Republic Day 24th September.3. Remembrance Day 2nd Sunday in November.4. Any other date that may be prescribed from time to time.Government BuildingsThe National Flag should be flown daily during working hours on or in precincts of important Government Buildings. On the special days for the display of the Flag listed in section III above, the Flag should be flown from 8am to 6pm.Educational InstitutionsThe National Flag should be flown on school days on or in the precincts of all state and state-aided educational institutions from 8am to closing time. On the first day of the term the flag should be ceremonial hoisted and on the last day, ceremonial lowered. In this context the term "ceremonially" should be taken to mean in the presence of all students assembled and with the singing of the National Anthem.Darren M. Kidar
A flag should not be flown during a major thunderstorm, tornado, etc.
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the union jack
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It should be flown on Australia Day, Labour Day and New Years.
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National flags.
The American Flag should always be flown higher than the state flag and should be flown a half-mast when in peril or in rememberance.
Australia's national flag was first flown on 3 September 1901. However, this was not the first flag to fly in Australia. The first flag flown on Australian soil was the British flag, when the First Fleet arrived on 26 January 1788.