What is Flag of Lithuania?
{{Infobox Flag |Name = Lithuania |Article = |Image = Flag of Lithuania.svg |Use = 111100 |Symbol = |Proportion = 3:5 |Adoption = 1918 (modifications made in July 2004) |Design = A horizontal [[Triband (flag)|triband]] of [[yellow]], [[green]] and [[red]]. |Type = National |Image2 = File:Flag of Lithuania (state).svg |Use2 = 010000 |Symbol2 = |Proportion2 = 3:5 |Adoption2 = 2004, first documented use 1410. |Design2 = |Type2 = State }} [[File:Flag of Lithuania (state).svg|thumb|right|The State flag of Lithuania represents Vytis - a horseman who fights enemies. It is required to use in the Royal Palace of Lithuania, Trakai Island castle as well as in Vytautas the Great's Miliary museum in Kaunas]] The '''Flag of Lithuania''' is a [[tricolour]] flag currently used by [[Lithuania]]. The flag has three [[horizontal]] stripes. The yellow stripe on the top represents the sun, the green stripe in the middle represents forests, the red stripe on the bottom represents the blood of people who defended Lithuania's freedom.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Details - The World Factbook|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/lithuania/flag|access-date=2021-03-05|website=www.cia.gov}}</ref> The flag's [[ratio]] is 3:5 (1:2 in 1989). The [[Council of Lithuania]] first adopted it in 1918. When the [[Soviet Union|Soviets]] occupied Lithuania in 1940, they changed the flag to a Soviet one. When Lithuania gained independence in 1990, the flag was reintroduced. This newly introduced flag had a ratio of 1:2. In 2004, it was changed to 3:5.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lietuvos valstybės vėliava|url=https://www.lrs.lt/sip/portal.show?p_r=38111&p_k=1|access-date=2021-03-05|website=www.lrs.lt|language=lt}}</ref> ==Special days for the flag== The table below shows the dates when the flag should be flown: {| class=wikitable |- ! Date !! English Name !! Remarks |- | January 1 || Flag day || Commemorating the day when the national flag was first raised on the [[Gediminas Tower]] in 1919 |- | January 1