It is a sign of mourning, usually of a prominent figure.
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It means someone important to civilization has died or that it is for example Anzac day in Australia and New Zealand,when men and women sacrificed there lives to help Australia and New Zealand, or if you would like to call it Oceania,the continent of the South.
The US Flag Code specifies that the US Flag is never to be displayed with the union (the blue part) down, except as a signal of dire distress or immediate danger to life or property.
In wartime the flag is worn backwards to show advancement.. take the flag and put it on a flag-pole and run at the enemy.. it flies backwards.. Hope this helped Flying the flag upsidedown is a sign of duress. The idea being that your enemies would not know which side was up but your friends would and would come to your aid.
When a flag is flown in front of a castle in the British Empire, it typically signifies the presence of a royal or noble individual within. The specific flag, often a royal standard, indicates the identity of the person or the office they represent. Additionally, it may symbolize authority and sovereignty over the territory, as well as a display of national pride and allegiance. This practice has historical roots, reflecting the importance of flags in conveying status and governance.
The US flag is flown at halfmast as symbol of mourning.
The US flag is flown at halfmast as symbol of mourning.
It usually indicates that someone important recently died, or that there was a national disaster or tragedy.
Cos the Americans are to stupid to realise it goes up all the way.
it means that someone who is important has died.
It means people die
Someone important has died. I t also shows respect for that person. it is usually flown to symbolize a tragedy, it could be a person as stated above or it could be an event such as pearl harbor or 9/11
If you mean two-word phrase, it's "half staff."
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Flying the U.S. flag at half-staff (also called "half mast") is an expression of honor and respect for the dead.The flag is flown regularly at half-staff from sunrise until noon on Memorial Day, the last Monday of May, then flown from the top of the staff from noon until sunset.It is flown at half-staff all day from sunrise until sunset on Peace Officers Memorial Day (May 15), except when it falls on Armed Forces Day (3rd Saturday of May), on Patriot Day (September 11) and on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (December 7). In 2001, President George W. Bush also approved a law requiring Federal buildings to fly half-staff in rememberance of fallen firefighters along with the National Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service, typically celebrated the second Sunday in October.In addition to these regular remembrances, The US flag is flown half-mast for the following:30 days after the death of a current or former president10 days after the death of a current vice president, current Speaker of the House or current/retired chief justice.From death to interment for a former associate justice of the Supreme Court, a secretary of an executive or military department, a former vice president, the Senate president pro tem or a state/territory governorFor the day after the death of a member of Congress.Any presidential proclamation, particularly after a national tragedy, natural disaster or in honor of someone of great social/political importance, such as the Boston Marathon bombing, 9/11 or in rememberance of the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
The US Flag Code, Title 4, Chapter 1, Section 7, Subsection m consistently uses the term "half-staff." The whitehouse.gov website also consistently uses the phrase "half-staff." The other term, "half-mast," is used in certain on-line dictionaries. This term has naval connotations because ships have masts. For the general public either term should be readily understood to mean the same thing.
upside down pirate flag was flown to mean No quarter," we're going to kill all aboard".