Scientology holidays opened at Saint Hill Manor in 1967. Celebrates the opening of the Flag Land Base in Clearwater, Florida in 1975. This is the only secular and non-Hubbard-based observance on the official Scientology calendar, which states ""This event welcomes in the new year with a review of accomplishments over the previous year and a look forward to the upcoming year and plans for further reach into new areas of society with L. Ron Hubbard’s technology. Stellar accomplishments of Scientology parishioners helping new people to move up The Bridge to Total Freedom are acknowledged."" Additionally, many more anniversaries of notable events in
Flag of Florida Florida had no official flag. after Florida seceded from the Union and declared itself a "sovereign and independent nation", reaffirming the preamble in the Constitution of 1838. This flag was also used when Floridian forces took control of U.S. forts and a navy yard in Pensacola. Col. William H. Chase was Commander of Floridian troops and the flag is also referred to as the Chase Flag. Later in the year the Florida Legislature passed a law authorizing Governor Perry to design an official flag. His design was the tri-band of the Confederacy but with the blue field extending down and