Hats off! Along the street there comes A blare of bugles, a ruffle of drums,
A flash of color beneath the sky: Hats off! The flag is passing by." -- Henry Holcomb BennettIt's time to celebrate Sweden's 1523 throwing off of the yoke of Danish tyranny! It's Sweden's National Day, which was known until 1983 -- and still is widely thought of, I'm led to believe -- as Swedish Flag Day.
The handsome Swedish flag has its roots as far back as the 12th Century -- it's old enough that some of the details are lost to history -- but the exact current design was only made official in 1906.
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