Flag of Lithuania

The Flag of Lithuania is a tricolour flag currently used by Lithuania. The flag has three horizontal stripes. The yellow stripe on the top represents the sun, the green stripe in the middle represents forests, the red stripe on the bottom represents the blood of people who defended Lithuania's freedom.[1] The flag's ratio is 3:5 (1:2 in 1989). The Council of Lithuania first adopted it in 1918. When the Soviets occupied Lithuania in 1940, they changed the flag to a Soviet one. When Lithuania gained independence in 1990, the flag was reintroduced. This newly introduced flag had a ratio of 1:2. In 2004, it was changed to 3:5.[2]

Lithuania
UseNational flag and civil ensign
Proportion3:5
Adopted1918 (modifications made in July 2004)
DesignA horizontal triband of yellow, green and red.
Variant flag of Lithuania
UseState flag
Proportion3:5
Adopted2004, first documented use 1410.
The State flag of Lithuania represents Vytis - a horseman who fights enemies. It is required to use in the Royal Palace of Lithuania, Trakai Island castle as well as in Vytautas the Great's Miliary museum in Kaunas

Special days for the flag

The table below shows the dates when the flag should be flown:

DateEnglish NameRemarks
January 1Flag dayCommemorating the day when the national flag was first raised on the Gediminas Tower in 1919
January 13Day of the Freedom FightersIn memory of the January Events in 1991
February 16Day of Re-establishment of the State of Lithuania (from the Russian Empire, 1918)Hoisted with the Latvian and Estonian flags
February 24Day of Independence of EstoniaHoisted with the Latvian and Estonian flags
March 11Day of Restitution of Independence of Lithuania (from the Soviet Union, 1990)Hoisted with the Latvian and Estonian flags
March 29NATO DayIn honor of Lithuania's accession to NATO in 2003; hoisted with the NATO flag
May 1European Union DayIn honor of Lithuania's accession to the European Union in 2004; hoisted with the EU flag
May 9Europe DayCommemorates the end of World War II in 1945; formerly called Victory Day during the Soviet era
May 15Day of Convening of the Constituent SeimasIn honor of the Constituent Assembly of Lithuania
June 14Day of Mourning and HopeMarks the date of the first mass deportations of Lithuanians to Siberia in 1941; the flag is marked for mourning
June 15Day of Occupation and GenocideMarks the beginning of Soviet occupation of Lithuania in 1940; the flag is marked for mourning
July 6Statehood DayCommemorates coronation of the first king, Mindaugas, in 1253
July 15Day of the Battle of GrünwaldCommemorates the Lithuanian and Polish victory over the Teutonic Knights in 1410
August 23Day of Black RibbonMarks the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact in 1939; the flag is marked for mourning
August 31Day of FreedomMarking the final departure of the Red Army from Lithuania in 1993
September 23Day of Genocide of Lithuanian JewsMarking the destruction of the Vilnius ghetto by Nazi Germany in 1943
October 25Constitution DayCommemorating the adoption of the national constitution in 1992
November 18Day of Latvian IndependenceHoisted together with the Latvian and Estonian flags
November 23Day of the Lithuanian SoldierCommemorating the establishment of the Army of Lithuania in 1918

References
  1. "Details - The World Factbook". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  2. "Lietuvos valstybės vėliava". www.lrs.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2021-03-05.
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