Today, November 3, citizens and residents across the UAE will mark Flag Day.
Flag Day is a national occasion where people of the UAE remember the efforts of the founders of their Statement, Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid, and their brothers who sacrificed everything for the sake of their nation. It is a day when the national spirit is renewed, and an occasion to reflect on the achievements of the era of the late President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
It will be the tenth year in which the annual celebration has taken place.
Flag Day was first celebrated in 2013. It is commemorated every year on the anniversary, November 3. It is not a public holiday.
Flag Day is marked by schools, government offices, businesses and individuals, who hang the country’s banner outside their homes and workplaces.
Flag-raising ceremonies, in which the national anthem is played, are also held to mark the occasion.
There are three horizontal bands of green, white and black, with a vertical strip of red next to the mast.
The flag’s four colours – known as the pan-Arab colours – each represent a different attribute.
They are red for courage, green for hope, white for honesty and black for strength of mind. Together, they represent the unity of Arabs.
Elite wishes a very happy UAE Flag Day 2022 to you!
