Flag flying days in Mexico: Difference between revisions

In Article 18 of the Law on the National Arms, Flag, and Anthem (Ley Sobre El Escudo, la Bandera y el Himno Nacionales) there is a listing of dates that the Mexican flag is flown by all branches of government. Civilians are also encouraged to display the national flag on these days. Many of the dates listed in the law denote significant events and people that shaped of Mexican identity and the course of its History.

The Mexican flag will be flown at full staff on the following days:

On these following days, the national flag is flown at half staff, mostly commemorating the deaths of important heroes. At any time, the President of Mexico can issue a decree to have the flag flown at half-staff to honor the death of a person who was a major figure of the Mexican goverment, Mexican society, the head of state of another nation or a tragic event on a major scale. One example is that on the 19th anniversary of the Mexico City earthquake in 1985, President Vicente Fox lowered the flags to half staff to honor the estimate 6,000 people that were killed.^[3]

1. ^ Change of Article 18 to add April 21 as a flag day; January 3, 2005. Retreived January 10, 2006.
2. ^ The precise date varies every year.
3. ^ The Arizona Daily Star (2005). Around the world; September 20, 2004. Retrieved January 9, 2006.

• Ley sobre el escudo, la bandera y el himno nacionales - Law of the National Arms, Flag and Anthem. In Spanish.

• English Text of the Law of the National Arms, Flag and Anthem - From Flags of the World.