Imithetho efanele kanye nokuziphatha okuhle kokundiza ifulege laseMelika

Nansi indlela yokunamathela kahle kukhodi yefulegi lase-US uma undiza i-Old Glory ekhaya.

Ukubonisa ifulege laseMelika kuyindlela enhle yokubonisa uthando lwakho ngezwe. Kodwa-ke, isenzo sakho sokushisekela izwe singaba ukungahloniphi (ngokungahlosile) uma ungaqapheli imithetho ebalulekile. Ikhodi Yefulege Lase-US, eyasungulwa yiCongress ngo-1942, inikeza iziqondiso zokuphatha lolu phawu lwesizwe ngesithunzi.

Ungaliphephezela ifulege laseMelika kuzo zonke izinsuku, kodwa iKhodi Yefulegi itusa ikakhulukazi ukuthi liboniswe ngosuku lweNkululeko, kanye namanye amaholide amakhulu njengoSuku lweFulegi, uSuku Lwabasebenzi kanye noSuku Lwamasosha Asempini.

Qaphela: Usuku Lwesikhumbuzo lunendlela yalo yokuziphatha yefulegi. Ifulegi laseMelika kufanele lindize ngesigamu semasti kusukela ekuphumeni kwelanga kuze kube semini, bese liphakanyiswa libe yimasti egcwele kuze kube sekupheleni kweholide.

Hlaziya yonke imithetho yakho yokuziphatha yefulegi ngaphambi kwempelasonto yeSikhumbuzo ngokufunda ukuthi ungandiza kanjani i-Stars ne-Stripes ngendlela efanele.

Kukhona indlela efanele nengalungile yokulengisa ifulegi lase-USA ngokuqondile.

Ungalengi ifulegi lakho emuva, ubheke phansi, noma ngenye indlela engafanele. Uma ulengisa ifulegi lakho liqonde phezulu (njengokusuka efasiteleni noma odongeni), ingxenye ye-Union enezinkanyezi kufanele ihambe ngakwesobunxele sombukeli. Ungalokothi ucwilise ifulegi laseMelika kunoma yimuphi umuntu noma yini.

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Gwema ukuvumela ifulege lase-USA lithinte phansi.

Vimbela ifulegi lakho lase-USA ukuthinta phansi, phansi, noma emanzini. Akudingeki ukulahla ifulegi lakho uma lishayisa ngengozi emgwaqweni, kodwa kufanele uqiniseke ukuthi lisesimweni esihle ngaphambi kokulibonisa futhi.

Yazi umehluko phakathi kwengxenye yenduku kanye nengxenye yenduku.

Kukhona umehluko phakathi kwesigamu senduku kanye nesigamu senduku, yize zivame ukusetshenziswa ngokushintshana. Igama elithi “half-mast” libhekisela ngqo efulegeni elindiza ensikeni yomkhumbi, kanti elithi “half-staff” lichaza amafulegi andiza emhlabeni.

Bhubhisa ifulegi lakho lase-United States ngesikhathi esifanele.

Ifulege lindiza ngesigamu senduku lapho isizwe silila, njengokushona kwesikhulu sikahulumeni noma ukukhumbula, kanye nokusukela ekuphumeni kwelanga kuze kube semini ngoSuku Lwesikhumbuzo. Uma undiza ifulege ngesigamu senduku, qala ngokuliphakamisa liye esicongweni isikhashana bese wehlisela phansi endaweni yesigamu senduku.

Isigamu senduku sichazwa njengebanga eliphakathi kwengxenye ephezulu nephansi kwefulegi. Ifulegi kufanele liphakanyiswe futhi liye esicongweni ngaphambi kokuba lehliswe ngalolo suku.

Fudumeza ifulege lase-US ebusuku kuphela uma likhanyisiwe.

Ngokwezifiso kusho ukuthi kufanele ubonise amafulegi kusukela ekuphumeni kwelanga kuze kube sekushoneni kwelanga kuphela, kodwa ungagcina izinkanyezi nemigqa indiza amahora angama-24 ngosuku uma ikhanyiswa kahle ngezikhathi zobumnyama.
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Ungaliphonsi ifulege laseMelika uma lina.

Uma isibikezelo sidinga isimo sezulu esibi, akufanele ubonise ifulegi — ngaphandle uma kuyifulegi elihambisana nesimo sezulu sonke. Kodwa-ke, amafulegi amaningi namuhla enziwe ngezinto ezihambisana nesimo sezulu sonke, ezingamunci njenge-nylon, kusho i-American Legion.

Njalo phakamisa ifulegi lase-USA ngaphezu kwamanye amafulegi.

Lokho kufaka phakathi amafulegi esifundazwe nawedolobha. Uma kufanele abe sezingeni elifanayo (okungukuthi, uwalengisa phezulu endlini noma everanda), beka ifulegi laseMelika ngakwesobunxele. Njalo phakamisa ifulegi laseMelika kuqala bese ulihlisa ekugcineni.

Bhabhisa ifulegi lase-United States kuphela lisesimweni esihle.

Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uyinakekela kahle kangakanani i-Old Glory, ngezinye izikhathi ukuguga kumane kuqede ifulege. Amafulege amasha enziwe ngezinto zokwenziwa angagezwa ngomshini ngamanzi abandayo ngesihlanzi esithambile, bese elenga ukuze ome.

Amafulegi amadala, abuthakathaka kakhulu kufanele agezwe ngesandla kusetshenziswa i-Woolite noma umkhiqizo ofanayo. Izinyembezi ezincane zingalungiswa ngesandla, uma nje ukuphola kungabonakali kahle lapho ifulegi liboniswa. Amafulegi agugile kakhulu, adabukile, noma aphuke kufanele alahlwe kahle.

Lahla ifulegi laseMelika elidala le-Outdoor ngendlela enenhlonipho.

I-Federal Flag Code ithi amafulegi angasebenzi kahle kufanele ashiswe ngendlela enenhlonipho, kodwa akwenze lokho ngobuhlakani ukuze abantu bangaqondi kahle izinhloso zakho. Uma kungekho emthethweni ukushisa izinto zokwenziwa esifundazweni sakho noma uzizwa ungakhululekile ukwenza kanjalo, xhumana neposi le-American Legion yakho ukuze uthole ukuthi banemikhosi yokulahla amafulegi, evame ukwenzeka ngoSuku Lwefulegi, mhla ziyi-14 kuNhlangulana. Amasosha amaScout endawo angenye indlela yokulahla ifulegi lakho elithathe umhlalaphansi ngendlela enenhlonipho nehloniphekile.

Goqa ifulegi lakho lase-USA ukuze ulibeke ngaphandle ngaphambi kokuligcina.

Ifulegi laseMelika livame ukugoqwa ngendlela ethile, kodwa siyaqinisekisa ukuthi kulula kunokugoqa ishidi elifakiwe. Uma kufanele ugcine ifulegi lakho, thatha omunye umuntu ukuze akusize. Qala ngokulibamba lihambisane nomhlabathi nomunye umuntu, bese ugoqa imivimbo engezansi ngobude phezu kwe-Union, ugcine imiphetho yefulegi iqinile futhi iqondile. Ligoqe ngobude futhi, ugcine i-Union eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ngaphandle.

Manje yenza ukugoqa okungunxantathu ngokuletha ikhona elinemigqa yomphetho ogoqiwe onqenqemeni oluvulekile lwefulegi, bese uphendula iphuzu langaphandle lihambisane nomphetho ovulekile ukuze wenze unxantathu wesibili. Qhubeka nokwenza ukugoqa okungunxantathu kuze kube yilapho lonke ifulegi ligoqeka libe unxantathu owodwa wezinkanyezi eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nezimhlophe.

Yeqa izingubo nezinto ezinamafulegi aseMelika.

Nakuba lesi sigaba seKhodi Yefulegi singagcinwa njalo, iziqondiso zeluleka ukuthi kungasetshenziswa ifulegi ezingutsheni, ezimpahleni, emayunifomu ezemidlalo, ezindlini zokulala, emakhushini, emadukuni, kwezinye izinto zokuhlobisa, nasezintweni ezisetshenziswa okwesikhashana njengezinapkini zephepha namabhokisi. Sivumela izikhonkwane zefulegi ezigqokwa phezu kwe-lapel yesobunxele kanye namafulegi kumayunifomu ezempi kanye nawokuqala.

Kodwa-ke, iNkantolo Ephakeme yanquma ngo-1984 ecaleni laseTexas v. Johnson ukuthi uhulumeni akanakuphoqelela imithetho yokuvikela ifulege, ngakho ngeke uboshwe ngokugqoka i-T-shirt yefulege laseMelika. Yenza noma yini ezwakala ihloniphekile futhi ikufanele kakhulu.

Gwema nala maphutha avamile efulegi lase-USA.

Ngaphandle kokugqoka izingubo ezimbozwe ngefulegi, kunezinye izinto ezimbalwa zokwephulwa kweKhodi Yefulegi ongazigwema kalula. Iningi lalezi zinto liphathelene nokubekwa kwefulegi — ifulegi akufanele lithinte noma yini ngaphansi kwalo ngenkathi lindiza, akufanele lisetshenziswe njengesimbozo sophahla, futhi akufanele ubeke noma yini efulegini (njengophawu, uphawu, uhlamvu, igama, isithombe, umklamo, isithombe, noma umdwebo wanoma yiluphi uhlobo).