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Memorial Day!
Decoration Day
Memorial day is originated as Decoration Day after the American Civil War in 1868, when the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of Union veterans founded in Decatur, Illinois, established it as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the Union war dead with flowers.
MEMORIAL DAY TRADITIONS
- Cities and towns across the United States host Memorial Day parades each year
- Some of the largest parades take place in Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C. Americans also observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries and memorials.
Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a solemn day of remembrance for everyone who has died serving in the American armed forces. The holiday, originally known as Decoration Day, started after the Civil War to honor the Union and Confederate dead.
Quotes
"We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies."
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Fun Facts
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- Memorial Day wasn’t always celebrated the last Monday of May.
- Approximately 620,000 soldiers on both sides died during the Civil War.
- It's estimated that approximately 32 million people travel by car over Memorial Day weekend.
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