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• National Days
• Religious Holidays
• Birthdays in the Royal Family
• Military Flag-Flying Days

See also:

• Denmark
• Denmark: Index of all pages

The Flag Flying Days of Denmark.

Source: The Royal Danish Embassy, Washington, DC, USA

National Days:

• April 9 - Occupation of Denmark 1940 (half mast until noon - then full)
• May 5 - Liberation of Denmark 1945
• June 5 - Constitution Day
• June 15 - Valdemar Day (Dannebrog's "birthday")

Religious Holidays:

• New Year's Day
• Good Friday - The flag is at half mast the whole day
• Easter Day
• Ascension Day
• Whit Sunday
• Christmas Day

Birthdays in the Royal Family:

• March 28 - Queen Ingrid
• April 16 - Queen Margrethe II
• April 29 - Princess Benedikte
• May 26 - Crown Prince Frederik
• June 7 - Prince Joachim
• June 11 - Prince Henrik
• June 30 - Princess Alexandra

Military Flag-flying Days:

• February 2 - Battle of Mysunde 1864
• February 11 - Storm of Copenhagen 1659
• April 2 - Battle of Reden 1801
• April 18 - Battle at Dybbøl 1864
• May 9 - Battle at Helgoland 1864
• July 6 - Battle at Fredericia 1849
• July 25 - Battle at Isted 1850
• September 5 - in honor of deployed Danish soldiers, established 2009
• October 4 - Storm of Frederiksstad 1850