How to properly lower a flag to half-mast?

The Hai Duong newspaper lowered its flag to half-mast from the morning of July 20th to commemorate General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

How to lower the flag to half-mast on National Mourning Day

According to Article 10 of Decree 105/2012/ND-CP on the organization of funerals for officials, civil servants, and public employees, during the two days of the State Funeral, all agencies and offices nationwide, as well as Vietnamese representative offices abroad, shall fly flags at half-mast with black mourning ribbons and shall not organize public entertainment activities.

Accordingly, the flag should be flown at half-mast as follows:

- Hang the flag to 2/3 of the flagpole's height, and secure it with black cloth to prevent it from flying freely.

- The black cloth band is 1/10 the width of the flag and its length is equal to the length of the flag.

- Flags at half-mast must be flown in a dignified and aesthetically pleasing location.

- The flagpole used for displaying the flag must be a freestanding flagpole; flags should not be hung on other poles such as utility poles or antenna poles.

- The flags displayed must not be faded or stained.

Additionally, when displaying a flag indoors, the flagpole's length can be adjusted to suit the space, but the flag must not touch the ground.

The meaning of flying flags at half-mast.

Flying a flag at half-mast or half-staff is a custom dating back to the 17th century, referring to a flag flying below the top of a ship's mast, a land flagpole, or a building flagpole. In many countries, it is considered a symbol of respect, mourning, or grief.

Accordingly, when flying a flag at half-mast, people usually raise the flag high and then lower it, leaving a space above the flag.

In Vietnam, flags are flown at half-mast during national mourning ceremonies or when the country faces a great calamity to express the nation's respect and sorrow for the deceased.

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Source: https://baohaiduong.vn/treo-co-ru-the-nao-cho-dung-388035.html