Half-mast or half-staff (American English) refers to a flag flying below the summit of a ship mast, a pole on land, or a pole on a building. In many countries...
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Flag of the United Kingdom (section Half-mast)
Sovereign sometimes declares other days when the Union Flag is to fly at half-mast. Half-mast means the flag is flown two-thirds of the way up the flagpole with...
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Flag of India (section Half-mast)
to be flown at half mast, it must first be raised to the top of the mast and then slowly lowered. Only the Indian flag is flown half mast; all other flags...
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"Half Mast (Slight Return)" is a song by Australian electronic music duo Empire of the Sun, released on 15 January 2010 as a digital download available...
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replaced with a Union Flag at half-mast for the mourning period. However, the Royal Standard continued to be flown at full-mast at Windsor Castle, as it represents...
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Update". Qppstudio.net website. "Why did Saudi Arabia not fly its flag at half-mast following the death of Oman's Sultan Qaboos?". Gulfnews.com. 13 January...
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Flag Code of India (section Half-masting)
national flag shall be half-masted at the places indicated against each on the day of the death of the dignitary. The flag is flown half-mast nationwide ( State/...
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national flag being flown at half-mast. Where the national flag is flown at half-mast no other flag should be half-masted. The Flag of Ivory Coast has...
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Flag of the Philippines (section Half-mast)
Commission. When flown at half-mast, the flag should be first hoisted to the peak for a moment then lowered to the half-mast position. It should be raised...
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Flag of West Virginia (section Half-mast protocol)
are to be hoisted to full-mast, before being lowered to the half-mast position; likewise both flags are to be hoisted full-mast prior to being lowered for...
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