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Question on the flag, I see Margrethe monogram still on, will this be changed eventually or only for future regiments.?
It will eventually be changed, by the King himself presenting the new colour.
It is with colours as it is with soldiers on duty, it will serve until relieved.
When the new colour is eventually presented by the King he will hammer in the first nail of three. IIRC it's one nail for the Monarch, one for Denmark and one for the regiment/unit. And once placed in the hands of the colour-bearer and raised, the new colour is on duty, so to speak.
Danish colours are always a regular Dannebrog with the name of the regiment/unit and the monogram of the Monarch.
The "relieved" colour will for a military unit most often be displayed somewhere in the barracks of the regiment.
However for all other versions of Dannebrog that are to be discarded, the flag can
only be properly disposed of in one way:
The Dannebrog is to be folded neatly and placed on a clean fire and while the flag is burning, you are supposed to stand at attention - also for civilians. That is actually taken
very seriously here in DK!
Also for flags of other nations. It's a criminal offense to desecrate the flag of any nation. It's usually not enforced though, because such desecrations mainly take place during demonstrations and the main job of the police in such a situation is to maintain order and contain problems.
And just to top up this topic, something I've mentioned many times before:
Dannebrog must
never fly in darkness. That's celebrating the Devil. The only exception being if a spotlight is directed at the flag. I've never seen that except outside official building like churches.
Dannebrog is to be hoisted at 08.00 or at sunup during the winter, whatever comes first. And it is to be lowered no later than 18.00 or at sundown during the winter.
If Dannebrog is to fly at half mast, actually 2/3 up the flagpole, it will be hoisted to the top and then lowered. When it's time to lower the flag, Dannebrog will first be hoisted to the top and then lowered. You never ever lower a Dannebrog from anything lower than the top of the flagpole.
Once Dannebrog is taken down for the night/event, it is of course to be folded neatly, and then replaced by a pennant. Because a flagpole should never be naked. The pennant can fly 24/7/365 though. (That's usually not the case for official buildings, where the Danneborg is either flying every day or on flag-days.)
There are also specific rules about the relation between a flagpole and the building it is placed in front, the flagpole must not be too high or too low, that's mocking the flag. Nor can the Dannebrog be too large or too small in relation to the flagpole, that's also mocking the flag.
If Dannebrog is hanging down like a banner, it must always be with the T of the cross to the top, or you are celebrating the Devil.
Danneborg must never, as in never ever, touch the ground. That can seriously p*ss people off who see it.
DK has an official Dannebrog, the Flag of the Realm, it is flying at the Naval Station in Copenhagen.
Dannebrog incidentally means The Banner of the Danes. Brog being the pre-medieval word for banner.
After 805 years with the same flag, you sort of develop some traditions.
But it was actually only during the patriotic sentiments of the First Schleswigan War in 1848-51 that ordinary people, most enthusiastically BTW, began to use Dannebrog. Until then the flag was only used by ships, military units and by the King or his men while traveling on official business.
But during the First Schleswigan War Dannebrog appears just about everywhere and waved by everyone, so while it was illegal, the authorities saw no need to do anything about it. And that's how it has been ever since. And today you can find the flag depicted absolutely everywhere, but ordinary citizens only fly it on special occasions, like birthdays, family gatherings, celebrations, Valdemar Day (15th June, the day Dannebrog fell from the sky back in 1219.) and so on. it's not to fly every day, that's considered over the top and actually disrespecting/devaluating the flag. For everyday use many if not most have a miniature flagpole or something similar in the living room.
So Dannebrog is an extremely strong symbol in DK used by all political and ideological parties.