Palm Coast, FL –The City of Palm Coast invites the public to a Portugal Day flag-raising ceremony at Palm Coast City Hall at 6 p.m. Friday, June 9.
Mayor Milissa Holland and Honorary Consul Caesar DePaco of the Honorary Consulate of Portugal in Palm Coast will co-host the ceremony. Special guest of honor from Portugal will be Teresa Morais, who served as Secretary of State and Minister of Culture.
During the event, the flags of the United States and Portugal will be raised at City Hall in celebration of Portugal Day. Several presentations will be made, and the Portuguese dancer group will perform.
The ceremony will be held outdoors at City Hall, but in case of rain will be moved indoors to the City Hall Community Wing. Palm Coast City Hall is located at 160 Lake Ave., next door to the office building that houses the Honorary Consulate.
Portugal Day is Portugal’s National Day, celebrated annually on June 10. In addition to being officially observed with ceremonies, concerts, pageants and parades in Portugal, Portuguese Americans and Portuguese citizens and emigrants throughout the world celebrate the holiday. The date commemorates the death of poet Luis de Camoes on June 10, 1580.
For more information about the Portugal Day flag-raising, please contact Cindi Lane, Palm Coast Communications & Marketing Manager, at clane@palmcoastgov.com and 386-986-3708.
Southern Stone Communications 2017
Photo courtesy of Cindi Lane and the City of Palm Coast.
