Celtic’s first home game of the season will see them continue with a long-standing tradition.
Supporters have been used to starting a new campaign off the back of a league title and once again, Brendan Rodgers’ side will walk out with the Scottish Premiership trophy.
60,000 fans will be packed inside Celtic Park to see the annual flag day tradition take place. But what is flag day?
67 Hail Hail takes a look at the history of flag day and when it first started.
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Why do Celtic fans call the first home game flag day?
The term flag day is used by Celtic fans as part of the celebrations to commemorate the first home game of the new season.
Callum McGregor will lead the team out with the league title and any other domestic trophies won before he lifts the flag to a rousing cheer from the new fans.
It’s always a momentous occasion for those inside the ground and is the perfect way to head into the new season where the goals are still the same and the hopes of defending the title can become realised.
When did Celtic first start doing flag day?
The origins of flag day don’t necessarily start with Celtic but go all the way back to 1890 when the Scottish League first began.
Instead of a trophy, champions were handed a flag, with Celtic earning their first in 1893.
This was a common occurrence until World War Two but has always stuck with the Hoops.
Since then, the concept of flag day has become bigger and bigger and is now a celebration consisting of fireworks and celebrations across the ground.
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