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There’s a flag for that. Vexillological celebration, symbolism and design for every day of the year.

There’s a Flag for That: National Night Out promotes bonds between local residents with their community law enforcement and safety responder services. This flag reminds us that we are all on the same boat when it comes to safe neighborhoods and unified communities.

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There’s a Flag for That: Ice Cream Day. There are just too many decisions to be made on National Ice Cream Day, celebrated each year on the third sundae (Sunday) in July. Make up your mind. Hoist this flag. Hurry up. It’s melting.

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There’s a Flag for That: Pinocchio Day Happy birthday, Pinocchio. The authentic Pinocchio Day in Italy is observed on July 7, the day of first serialized publication (in 1881) of his adventures by author Carlo Collodi. This celebratory flag harkens to the colors of the Italian flag.

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There’s a Flag for That: Sunglasses Day Kurt Cobain, Anna Wintour, Jack Nicholson, Andy Warhol, Michael Jackson and the Blues Brothers wore them indoors. The rest of us wear them outdoors. Celebrate Sunglasses Day on June 27 with this flag and your shades.

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There’s a Flag for That: Pink Flamingo Day. The appearance of pink flamingo lawn ornaments is a sure sign of neighborhood gentrification, right? June 23 is designated as Pink Flamingo Day in celebration of these first cousins to garden gnomes and a salute to their designer, Don Featherstone.

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There’s a Flag for That: World Music Day Question: What is World Music? Answers: • a) Neil Diamond singing “Soolaimón” • b) Peter Gabriel’s third studio album • c) Paul Simon’s “Graceland” • d) All of the above • e) None of the above • f) A day to be celebrated on June 21

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There’s a Flag for That: Geronimo Happy Birthday to Geronimo on June 16 (born 1829), leader of the Apache people. This flag is inspired by design detail from an Apache tribal blanket.

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There’s a Flag for That: Freak. June 14 is Flag Day! Hoist a flag and send your message. It can even be your personal Freak Flag, like this one designed by Edward Mooney Jr., an off-centered green light. "Freak flag" and "off-centered" refer to being odd. "Green light" means approval.”

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There’s a Flag for That: Graceland The overwrought gates to the overwrought mansion of Elvis Presley opened to the adoring public on June 7, 1982, amid much legal wrangling. Within a month of tours, the estate was showing a profit.

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There’s a Flag for That: Goth Day, May 22. An all-black flag is too on-the-nose, so we’re contributing to a brooding Goth Day with this design featuring universally recognized Gothic portals in a penumbra of edgy color.

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There’s a Flag for That: Women’s Army Corps. Women officially became members of the Army on May 15, 1942, and transitioned to full military status in 1943 as the Women’s Army Corps or WAC. Their flag depicts the profile of Pallas Athena, the Greek goddess of war.

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There’s a Flag for That: Train Day. The “golden spike” was pounded into place on May 10, 1869, in Utah marking completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S. Celebrate on May 10 by hoisting this stylish flag in observation of our rich history and deep affection for trains.

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There’s a Flag for That: Accordion Day, May 6. Tom Waits said the definition of a gentleman is someone who knows how to play the accordion but doesn’t. To celebrate, fly this flag featuring a design element harkening to the flag of Poland, an incubator of accordion polka folk music.

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There’s a Flag for That: Lei Day If you can’t get yourself festooned in a garland of sweet yellow ginger or aromatic pikake or tropical plumeria or handsome kukui nut, the next best thing is to hoist this flag in celebration of Lei Day on May 1.

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There’s a Flag for That: Lunch Lady Appreciation Day is the first Friday in May. She is the mystery meat master, the Jell-O jewel genius, the tater tot talent. She is the commander of the cafeteria. Equipped with a hairnet and a ladle, she can whip up wonders. We salute you, Lunch Lady.

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There’s a Flag for That: Veterinary Day. "Oh no. The vet’s office. You tricked me." Your pet is probably not going to celebrate World Veterinary Day on April 25, but you should. Here’s a flag saluting the profession devoted to keeping our companions living long and strong.

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There’s a Flag for That: Ladies Who Lunch. “Aren’t they a gas? Rushing to their classes in optical art, wishing it would pass. Another long exhausting day, another thousand dollars. A matinee, a Pinter play, perhaps a piece of Mahler’s. I'll drink to that.” And hoist this flag that hollers.

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There’s a Flag for That: Seat of the Pants Day We don’t understand exactly why going by the “seat of your pants” means using your instinct. It just does. Don’t over-think it. Trust your own judgment while hoisting this flag on April 16, Seat of the Pants Day.

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There’s a Flag for That: Day of Silence Everyone deserves a little peace and quiet. On April 9, raise this flag displaying Hesykhia, the Greek spirit of silence, and quietly let everyone know you are turning off the alarms, dialing down the noise and cutting out the chatter. Ahhh. That’s better.

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There’s a Flag for That: Trombone Players Day Q: What do you call people who like to hang out with musicians? A: Trombone players. In addition to having a good sense of humor, trombonists also have their own day of celebration on April 1 and a stylish flag dedicated to their art of the slide.

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There’s a Flag for That: Fingerprint Day, Mar 27. It was the fingerprints on the cashbox that convicted the scoundrels. Detectives at Scotland Yard first used fingerprint forensics to prosecute suspects accused of double murder committed on March 27, 1905. Mark the birth of CSI with this flag.

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There’s a Flag for That: Near Miss Day, March 23. Whew! That was a close one. There may be no better day to celebrate than Near Miss Day. It is the one day that allows you to celebrate all the others. So take a deep breath, mop your brow, hoist this flag and show your gratitude.

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There’s a Flag for That: Global Surveyors Day, March 21. If you were a certified surveyor, you’d know what all the colors mean in this profession’s specialty flag palette. Study up and then hoist this one to show appreciation for surveyors wherever they may be.

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There’s a Flag for That: Freedom of Information Act Day Freedom of Information Act Day is March 16. FOIA assists research, increases transparency and provides access to public records. Ideally. FOIA requests often result in heavily redacted documents, as depicted with this flag.

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There’s a Flag for That: National Jewel Day, March 13. They can be precious, semi-precious, rough cut, multi-faceted, the crown type, the family sort, or the Jell-O verity. They are all recognized as jewels and we are dazzled by them. Rattle your jewelry as you hoist this flag in celebration.

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There’s a Flag for That: Stock Car Racing The first stock car race on the packed sand at Daytona Beach in Florida was March 8, 1936. They had to bring the checkered flag out early because the rising ocean tide started to flood the track.

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