The National Flag Day ( es, Día de la Bandera Nacional) is the

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dedicated to the Argentine flag and to the commemoration of its creator,

Manuel Belgrano Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano y González (3 June 1770 – 20 June 1820), usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano (), was an Argentine public servant, economist, lawyer, politician, journalist, and military leader. He ...

. It is celebrated on 20 June, the anniversary of Belgrano's death in 1820. This date was designated in 1938. The main seat of the Flag Day commemorations is the

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, in the city of

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, where the flag was first hoisted on two artillery batteries in opposite banks of the

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. The flag was created on 27 February 1812, but that date is not officially commemorated in any way. The celebration consists of a public meeting, speeches by the

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and provincial authorities, the attendance of the

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, and a parade including members of the military, veterans of the

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, the police force, and a number of civilian organizations and associations.

Commemoration

Flag Day was created by law Nº 12,361, on June 8, 1938. Initially, it was a celebration held in a fixed day, but law Nº 24,445 modified it to be commemorated on the third Monday of the month. This design creates long weekends and boosts tourism. Within the jurisdiction of Rosario, however, 20 June is always a non-working day for employees of the municipal and provincial administrations, and for all public and private schools.

Hermes Binner Hermes Juan Binner (June 5, 1943 − June 26, 2020) was an Argentine physician and a politician. He was Governor of Santa Fe from 2007 to 2011.Miguel Lifschitz Roberto Miguel Lifschitz (13 September 1955 – 9 May 2021) was an Argentine politician and civil engineer of the Socialist Party who was Governor of Santa Fe Province from 2015 to 2019. Prior to that, he was '' intendente'' (mayor) of Rosario, ...

, insisted in the 2010 Flag Day that Congress should repeal the law and restore the commemoration to fixed days.Piden que el feriado día de la bandera sea inamovible
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References

External links

* {{commons category inline, Flag Day (Argentina) Public holidays in Argentina Culture in Rosario, Santa Fe

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