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...

"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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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/...

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...

Government of Bangladesh. The national flag of Bangladesh is flown at half-mast on the following days: National Shaheed Day, now the International Mother...

should never be flown half mast at night, unless directed to half-mast for an extended period. Days on which flags are flown at half-mast on government buildings...

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...

Pledge Day. 10 November: Heroes Day. The flag should be displayed at half-mast as a sign of mourning on these days: 30 September, in remembrance of the...

half-mast in honour of Queen". The Daily Observer. Antigua. Retrieved 28 March 2023. Beavis, Laura (12 September 2022). "What flags fly at half-mast after...

2005. "A Albanian flag flies at half-mast in front of the statue of Albanian..." Getty Images. "Flags at half mast". Times of Malta. January 2005. "Switzerland...

official mourning and flags at half-mast for three days. In Jordan, mourning was declared for 40 days while flags flew at half-mast in Kuwait. Saudi Arabia declared...

tragedies, the Ministry of The Interior may recommend flying the flag at half-mast throughout the country. As a special custom in Finland, the flag is flown...

the Royal Standard would not fly at half mast ("The king is dead, long live the king!"). However, it flew at half-mast for several hours from the death of...

whom they consider it appropriate to fly the flag at half-mast. The flag may also be flown at half-mast when the Central People's Government advises the Chief...

never be flown at half-mast, even after the demise of the Crown, as there is always a sovereign on the throne. It flew at half-mast for several hours...

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...

respect or deference. At sea, it is done by lowering to half-mast and returning to full mast position. To dip the flag on a merchant vessel passing a...

day of mourning was held, during which Flags of Finland were placed on half-mast and flowers and candles were laid at the site of the attack. Official...

laws against insulting or burning of the flag. It can also be flown at half-mast, commonly to commemorate Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founding father and first...

placed at half mast as a symbol of respect of the Panamanian people for a loss or tragic event that is occurring. To place the flag at half mast, it is fully...

national day of mourning for 15 April, during which flags were flown at half-mast on government buildings and other major landmarks while the Sydney Opera...

to be shown by Federal Decree on Holocaust Memorial Day (27 January, half-mast) Labour Day (1 May) Europe Day (9 May) Constitution Day (23 May) Uprising...

flown at half-mast on state buildings. While formal mourning days were not proclaimed in Thailand, the government did fly flags at half-mast on 8 July...

announced by the central government throughout India. The national flag flew half-mast during this period. Afghanistan: Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai...

Queen's death. Whitehall and local government buildings would fly flags at half-mast and books of condolence may be opened; ceremonial ornaments, such as ceremonial...

of Saudi Arabia, ended in demonstrations. The flag is never lowered to half-mast as a sign of mourning, because lowering it would be considered blasphemous...