The United Arab Emirates celebrates Flag Day each year on the 3rd of November, where people of the UAE remember the efforts of the founders of their State, Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid, and their brothers who sacrificed everything for the sake of their nation.
The Flag Day marks the anniversary of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan becoming the president in 2004. The UAE flag is a symbol of the country’s unity and greatness and represents their ambitions for a better future.
The colors of the flag stand for the unification of the seven emirates. Each color is a representative for the Arab world. Both the locals and non-locals unite together to present the amount of affection and gratitude the country deserve.
Al Mawakeb School did not forget to celebrate this important date too. On Thursday, November 1 each student in the younger grades wore different colors of the flag and held an event. There was a play that showed what HH Sheikh Zayed went through to make this country reach where it is right now. All of the sections later gathered at 11:00 am to raise the flag and sing the national anthem in memory of the country’s accomplishments.
“We raise the flag today to show our great love and appreciation for the UAE President for his national efforts and his continuous initiatives to keep the nation high and cherished,” were the words of the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. May the country continuously flourish and have an even more successful future.