Victoria Day (Sweden). The birthday of Crown Princess Victoria is an official flag flying day in Sweden.
Victoria Days
The Victoria Days, earlier: Victoria Day, is an annual celebration in Sweden in mid-July to celebrate Crown Princess Victoria's birthday.
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland is the heir apparent to the Swedish throne, as the eldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf. If she ascends to the throne as expected, she would be Sweden's fourth queen regnant and the first since 1720. Her inheritance is secured by Sweden's 1980 Act of Succession, the first law in Western Europe to adopt royal absolute primogeniture.
Flag flying days in Sweden
By an ordinance issued by the government of Sweden, a number of days of the calendar year are designated as official flag flying days when the Swedish flag is flown on all public flagpoles and buildings. Hoisting of the Swedish flag on private flagpoles on these days is strongly encouraged but not mandatory.
July 14
July 14 is the 195th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 170 days remain until the end of the year.