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.

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Decoration Day canonical 2

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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

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Memorial Day alsoKnownAs Decoration Day
Memorial Day originatedAs Decoration Day