On 15th August, on India's Independence Day, the *tricolour*, our national flag is "hoisted", whereas on the 26th January, that is, on our Republic Day, it is "unfurled".
What is the difference between hoisting the flag and unfurling the same? Well, on 15th August, the flag is kept folded, down at the middle of the flag pole, and is pulled up at the tip of the pole before it is spread out. This is hoisting of a flag. It signifies the country was freed after a span of colonial domination. On the other hand, on 26th January (since 1950) the tricolour is unfurled, that is, the flag stays high up at the tip of the flag pole, (not at the middle or lower height of the pole) folded, and is spread out with the pull of the rope. This is unfurling of the tricolour. It signifies that as a flag of an already free country, it cannot stay hung at a lower height, but is held high above. This is a small but very significant aspect of how our tricolour is honoured with the country's history... Jai Hind... 🇮🇳 🇮🇳 🇮🇳 Curtsey A good piece of information, one must be educated. I have a bitter experience on a occassion of flag hoisting. We were shocked to-see that the flag is hoisted upside down. The flag was pulled down and rehoisted. The concerned officer for the ceremony was sent on forced leave for week. This is a real experience I witnesses in my department in early sixties Pre Preparation for national flag hoisting /. Unfurling How to tie a knot on national flag is most important . https://youtu.be/0MIUhO9isBY Cnupne Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to thatha_patty+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/2234B62F-4808-4611-9AB9-AEFC491A1478%40gmail.com.
