In 2025, on January 1st, the 106th anniversary of the raising of the Lithuanian flag on the tower of Gediminas Castle is celebrated and the Lithuanian Flag Day is celebrated.
Lithuanian army Honor guard companies soldiers The Lithuanian flag of 2025 was ceremoniously raised in the Gediminas castle tower.
For the first time in the tower of Gediminas Castle, the tricolor of Lithuania was used as a symbol of free Lithuania in 1919. January 1 raised by a group of ten Lithuanian volunteers: officer Kazys Škirpa, military officials Jonas Nistelis and Petras Gužas, soldiers Albinas Rauba, Romualdas Marcalis, Pranas Plauska, Jonas Norvila, Mikas Slyvauskas, Vincas Steponavičius and Stasys Butkus.
After fifty years of occupation, when the national revival of Lithuania began, the Lithuanian flag was raised on the tower of Gediminas Castle in 1988. October 7 After the restoration of Lithuania's independence, January 1 became a national holiday - the Day of the Lithuanian Flag, on which day a solemn ceremony of changing the flag is held every year.
According to tradition, the old flag is handed over for safekeeping to one of the schools in Lithuania that excels in developing citizenship and nurturing historical memory. This year, the flag of the tower of Gediminas Castle was handed over to the Butrimoniai Gymnasium of the Alytus district.
