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==Hoisting the flag==
[[File:Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony 2011 (5475200349).jpg|thumb|[[Flag of Australia]] at a flag-hoisting ceremony on [[Australian Citizenship Day]] 2011]]

Hoisting the flag is the act of raising the flag on the flagpole. Raising or lowering flags, especially national flags, usually involves ceremonies and certain sets of rules, depending on the country, and usually involve the performance of a [[national anthem]].

A flag-raising squad is a group of people, usually troops, cadets, or students, that march in and bring the flags for the flag-hoisting ceremony. Flag-hoisting ceremonies involving flag-raising squads can be simple or elaborate, involving large numbers of squads. Elaborate flag-hoisting ceremonies are usually performed on national holidays.

The cord or rope that ties a flag to its pole is called a halyard. Flags may have a strip of fabric along the hoist side called a ''heading'' for the halyard to pass through, or a pair of [[grommet]]s for the halyard to be threaded through. Flags may also be held in position using [[Inglefield clip]]s.<ref>Inglefield, p. 12.</ref>