Decoration Day Arkansas

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.

Decoration day arkansas. Decoration day at the bradford cemetery canceled sunday june 7. The holiday is now observed on the last monday of may having been observed on may 30 from 1868 to 1970. The tradition seems to predate memorial day once known as decoration day and confederate memorial day both of which have a military focus at some point the warm months between march and september became the preferred season. 1905 the exact origins of decoration day are unclear although traditions of eating in cemeteries and decorating graves are found in other cultures.

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. The memorial day we observe tomorrow was inspired by a southern tradition called decoration day. The illustrations were done by steven brodner an satiric artist and illustrator. We will never know for certain if the southern tradition of decoration day was the inspiration for memorial day but the similarities do exist.

Decoration day for the bradford cemetery located on. Or mail donations to bee branch cemetery 263 record loop bee branch ar 72013. The l a times published an illustrated history about the first decoration day in sunday s paper may 24 2015 page a31 it was a whole page presentation. Many people visit cemeteries and memorials on memorial day to honor and.

On may 30 1868 a crowd of 5 000 gathered at arlington national cemetery for the first decoration day exercises. By tammy moore teague antioch cemetery may 3 2018 barling cemetery may 13 2018 buggy hill cemetery april 29 2018 bull norried cemetery may 6 2018 bush community may 6 2018 carolan cemetery may 13 2018 cauthron cemetery may 13 2018 clark s chapel cemetery may 20 2018 coleman. The last paragraph says within 50 years the locals would deny the events of may 1 1865 had ever. 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.

Decoration days in southern appalachia and liberia are a living tradition of group ancestor veneration observances which arose by the 19th century. Garfield 1831 81 then an ohio congressman who had also served as a major general in the civil war.