Editing Public holidays in Germany (section)

== Flag days ==
A yet third category that may sometimes be called "holidays" in a sense are the "flag days" (Beflaggungstage). Only the very highest institutions and the military use the national flags at every day, so the directives when flags ''are'' to be displayed mark the days in question as special.

Flags are 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)
* [[East German uprising of 1953|Popular Uprising Day]] (17 June) This day was public holiday under the title of "German Unity Day" from 1954 until 1990 when that unity actually was achieved.
* [[20 July plot|Resistance Day]] (20 July)
* [[German Unity Day]] (3 October)
* [[Volkstrauertag|Memorial Day]] (half-mast) (two Sundays before the first Sunday of Advent)
* [[Election Day]] ([[Bundestag]], [[European Parliament]])
and by state decrees on other days, such as election days for state parliaments, state constitution days, anniversary of the election of the Federal President (in Berlin) and so forth.

Frequently flags are ordered ''ad hoc'' to be shown at half-mast in cases of national mourning.