Wagah Border Ceremony
The Wagah border closing "lowering of the flags" ceremony or The Beating Retreat ceremony
is a daily military practice that the security forces of India (Border Security Force) and Pakistan
(Pakistan Rangers) have jointly followed since 1959.
Everyday of the year, just before sunset, a flag lowering ceremony takes place at the Wagah -
Border between India and Pakistan. The Wagah Border ceremony is a popular tourist attraction and and side trip from Amritsar, in Punjab India.
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| Wagah Border Flag Hosting Ceremony |
The ceremony lasts for around 45 minutes in total. It starts with high patriotic spirits from sides of the border. Soldiers march towards the gate at the border, which is thrown open they reach there.
The soldiers salute each other and start lowering the flag.
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| Wagah Border unity symbol |
The flags are lowered at the same time. The soldiers retrieve and fold the flags, the gate slams
shut, and a trumpet sounds the end of the ceremony. The soldiers then return with their country's respective flag.
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| Wagah Border flag lowering ceremony |
This ceremony has been flimed and broadcast by Michael Palin for one of his television around
the world travel programs; he described it as a display of "carefully choreographed contempt."
For more information go to : wiki/Wagah_border_ceremony
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| The Gate of Pakistan |
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