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Flag etiquette is a set of customs and practices that are used to determine the way that flags are flown in order to accord respect towards the regions, nations, or international organisations that the flags represent. The tricolour flag of France A flag is a symbol, often displayed on a piece of cloth that can be flown from a pole or mast, and is generally used for signalling or identification. ...
Etiquette according to country
France When a French vessel meets another French ship, she is to lower and raise her ensign as a greeting. A merchant ship meeting a ship of the French Navy will greet three times. The French Navy (Marine Nationale) is the maritime arm of the French military and the largest Western European navy in terms of personnel. ...
United States The following has been taken from [1]:
The Flag Code, which formalizes and unifies the traditional ways in which Americans give respect to the flag, also contains specific instructions on how the flag is not to be used. They are:
- The flag should never be dipped to any person or thing. It is flown upside down only as a distress signal.
- The flag should not be used as a drapery, or for covering a speakers desk, draping a platform, or for any decoration in general. Bunting of blue, white and red stripes is available for these purposes. The blue stripe of the bunting should be on the top.
- The flag should never be used for any advertising purpose. It should not be embroidered, printed or otherwise impressed on such articles as cushions, handkerchiefs, napkins, boxes, or anything intended to be discarded after temporary use. Advertising signs should not be attached to the staff or halyard
- The flag should not be used as part of a costume or athletic uniform, except that a flag patch may be used on the uniform of military personnel, fireman, policeman and members of patriotic organizations.
- The flag should never have placed on it, or attached to it, any mark, insignia, letter, word, number, figure, or drawing of any kind.
- The flag should never be used as a receptacle for receiving, holding, carrying, or delivering anything.
When the flag is lowered, no part of it should touch the ground or any other object; it should be received by waiting hands and arms. To store the flag it should be folded neatly and ceremoniously. It must be folded lengthwise at the middle, folded in the same manner again, and then folded in right triangular patterns until the flag is itself a triangle.
The flag should be cleaned and mended when necessary.
When a flag is so worn it is no longer fit to serve as a symbol of the country, it should be destroyed by burning in a dignified manner.
See also A courtesy flag (or courtesy ensign) is flown by a ship in foreign waters as a token of respect. ...
Burning the Flag of the United States Flag desecration is a blanket term applied to various acts that intentionally deface or dishonor a flag, most often a national flag (though other flags may be defaced as well). ...
External links - Royal Yachting Association's advice on flag etiquette
- US Flag Etiquette
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