Decoration Day
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Decoration Day is the original name for the U.S. holiday now known as Memorial Day, which honors military personnel who died in service.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Decoration Day canonical | 2 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States holiday
ⓘ
holiday ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Civil War cemeteries
ⓘ
Union veterans ⓘ |
| commemoratesConflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| commemorationForm | decoration of graves with flowers and flags ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | early national ritual of Civil War remembrance ⓘ |
| etymology | named for the practice of decorating graves ⓘ |
| firstWidelyObserved | May 30, 1868 ⓘ |
| graduallyRenamedAs | Memorial Day ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Military memorials
ⓘ
Public holidays in the United States ⓘ Remembrance days ⓘ |
| hasCurrentName | Memorial Day ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
honoring the dead
ⓘ
military remembrance ⓘ |
| honors |
fallen soldiers
ⓘ
military personnel who died in service ⓘ |
| inception | 1860s ⓘ |
| influenced | modern Memorial Day traditions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatusChange | name gradually replaced by Memorial Day in federal usage ⓘ |
| observanceType | remembrance of war dead ⓘ |
| observedFor |
Civil War dead
ⓘ
U.S. military personnel killed in war ⓘ |
| originalDate | May 30 ⓘ |
| originatedAs | day to decorate soldiers' graves with flowers ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Memorial Day ⓘ |
| proclaimedBy |
Grand Army of the Republic
ⓘ
John Alexander Logan ⓘ
surface form:
John A. Logan
|
| relatedTo |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Memorial Day ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUse |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| typicalActivities |
holding memorial services
ⓘ
patriotic ceremonies ⓘ placing flowers on graves ⓘ visiting cemeteries ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.