In the United States Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened that day by resolution of the Second Continental Congress in 1777.

People across the United States celebrate Flag Day on June 14 each year to honor the United States flag and to commemorate the flag’s adoption. On the same day, the United States Army celebrates its birthday. On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress replaced the British symbols of the Grand Union flag with a new design featuring 13 white stars in a circle on a field of blue and 13 red and white stripes – one for each state. Although it is not certain, this flag may have been made by the Philadelphia seamstress Betsy Ross, who was an official flag maker for the Pennsylvania Navy. The number of stars increased as the new states entered the Union, but the number of stripes stopped at 15 and was later returned to 13.

We suggest you hand out small flags to the residents as you explain the meaning of the colors. The color red stands for bravery, the color white for purity, and the color blue for liberty. Here is the program we used recently.

We would like to share some Online Resources that may be helpful in a Flag Day Presentation:

• Print out this Flag Day information page.
• Flag Day in the US
• Devotional by Transitions by the Book
• Devotional by Daily Guideposts
• What does the Flag Symbolize
• Flag Day at Holiday Insights

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