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From: "Luis K W" <>
Subject: Re: [PORTUGAL-L] Portuguese "pride" days
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 22:44:53 +0100


Every day of the year.


Luis K W :-)
PS: ok... at least every national holyday:
April 25
June 10
October 5
December 1



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> From: Doug da Rocha Holmes
> Can anyone answer these questions about days to fly the Portuguese flag?
Maybe there is a URL which lists these days.
>
> Thanks,
> Doug
>
> >Hi Doug!
> >
> >We just bought a flag pole the other day, and set it up in our yard. I
have
> >a U.S. flag on order that I won on eBay (couldn't find them in stores
> >anywhere!), which I will be flying to show our support for the nation in
this
> >time of crisis.
> >
> >While most of the time we will have the U.S. flag up, I was thinking
that
> >there's no reason why I couldn't obtain and also fly a Portuguese flag
(in
> >fact, there's one now on eBay, which I plan to bid on!). What I don't
know
> >though, is what days of the year it would be particularly meaningful to
raise
> >this flag. Also, I'm assuming that the Azores would have the same flag
as
> >Portugal, being that it's actually part of Portugal.
> >
> >Can you recommend any special days of the year where it would be
particularly
> >appropriate to have the Portuguese flag raised? i.e. the day it
declared
> >it's independence from Spain?--something equivalent to our 4th of July?
> >
> >Thanks for your help!
> >--Steve DeFreytas


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