{"id":963,"date":"2026-02-03T16:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tnvm.org\/?page_id=963"},"modified":"2026-03-03T20:08:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T20:08:19","slug":"city-hall-flag-hosting-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tnvm.org\/?page_id=963","title":{"rendered":"City Hall Flag Hoisting 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maritime Tamil Welfare Association proudly conducted a City Hall flag hoisting ceremony for Tamil Heritage Month in Canada.<br>The event celebrated Tamil heritage, culture, and community unity.<br>It marked a proud moment of recognition and representation on a public platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/tnvm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Video-2026-01-30-at-12.45.23-AM.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>City Hall Flag Hoisting &#8211; Tamil Heritage Month 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tamil Heritage Month 2026 &#8211; Tamil Flag Hoisting Ceremony<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">On January 14, 2026, at 12:20 PM, the Tamil Flag was proudly hoisted at Halifax City Hall as part of the Tamil Heritage Month celebrations, marking a historic and deeply meaningful moment for the Tamil community in the Maritimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">The ceremony took place at Grand Parade, City Hall, under the auspices of the Halifax Regional Municipality. The Tamil Flag stood as a powerful symbol of the ancient language, rich culture, resilience, and enduring identity of the Tamil people. The hoisting reaffirmed the community\u2019s collective commitment to preserving and celebrating Tamil heritage, while sharing its values of knowledge, unity, and human dignity with the wider community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">The occasion reflected the noble vision of seeing the glory of the Tamil language continue to rise and flourish for generations to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Heartfelt thanks were extended to everyone who attended and supported the event, helping make it a dignified and memorable celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udf38 <strong>Long Live Tamil!<\/strong> \ud83c\udf38<br>With sincere gratitude,<br>Maritime Tamil Welfare Association (TNVM) \u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/tnvm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-30-at-12.45.21-AM-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tnvm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-30-at-12.45.21-AM-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/tnvm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-30-at-12.45.21-AM-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/tnvm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-30-at-12.45.21-AM-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/tnvm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-30-at-12.45.21-AM-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/tnvm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-30-at-12.45.21-AM-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/tnvm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-30-at-12.45.21-AM.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Thank You for all the people that participated this Event!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maritime Tamil Welfare Association proudly conducted a City Hall flag hoisting ceremony for Tamil Heritage Month in Canada.The event celebrated Tamil heritage, culture, and community unity.It marked a proud moment [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"class_list":["post-963","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - 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