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. 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. 

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

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

References

Lithuania
Category:National symbols of Lithuania
Category:Flags introduced in 1918