Decoration Day And Memorial Day

It was confirmed by the uniform monday holiday act of 1968 which moved the date from 20 may each year to the last monday in may confirming it as a national holiday and making a three day.

Decoration day and memorial day. Eventually the days names and dates were merged into memorial day. Many people visit cemeteries and memorials on memorial day to honor and. This separation largely died out in the 20th century especially with the change in name of the northern form of the holiday from decoration day to memorial day and then the creation of a special monday holiday for memorial day in 1968. By the late 19th century with the rise of the lost cause ideology in the south the south was celebrating confederate memorial day.

Decoration days in southern appalachia and liberia are a living tradition of group ancestor veneration observances which arose by the 19th century. While decoration practices are localized and can be unique to individual families cemeteries and communities common elements unify the various decoration day practices and are thought to represent syncretism of christian cultures in 19th century. They chose waterloo which had first celebrated the day on may 5 1866 because the town had made memorial day an annual community wide event during which businesses closed and residents. Memorial day previously but now seldom called decoration day is a federal holiday in the united states for honoring and mourning the military personnel who have died while serving in the united states armed forces.

On decoration day memorial wreaths were placed on the graves of the confederate dead. Whether it is dinner on the grounds and family barbecues decorating a cemetery with flowers and flags or the singing of gospel tunes and playing taps on a trumpet. Originally known as decoration day this was a day for americans to commemorate the memory of departed soldiers by adorning their graves with flowers flags and. The term decoration day gradually morphed into memorial day a title which itself dated back to 1882 but the name change was only recognised in the 1960s.

The holiday is now observed on the last monday of may having been observed on may 30 from 1868 to 1970. Decoration day was celebrated to honor confederate dead and later the north began followed suit with memorial day. Joe pah may 24 2020 at 1 30 pm. This week we celebrate memorial day a federal holiday to honor our veterans and remember the men and women of the u s.