Memorial Day
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Memorial Day is a U.S. federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May to honor and remember military personnel who have died in service to the country.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Memorial Day canonical | 22 |
| Memorial Day weekend | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. federal holiday
ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Decoration Day ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ Korean War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| category |
Holidays related to military service
ⓘ
May observances in the United States ⓘ |
| commemorates | fallen U.S. service members ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateFixedBy | Uniform Monday Holiday Act ⓘ |
| dayOffFor | most federal employees in the United States ⓘ |
| flagProtocol |
flag flown at half-staff until noon
ⓘ
flag raised to full-staff from noon to sunset ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Uniform Monday Holiday Act ⓘ |
| hasType |
military memorial day
ⓘ
remembrance day ⓘ |
| honors | United States Armed Forces members who died in military service ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Armed Forces Day
ⓘ
Poppy Day ⓘ Armistice Day ⓘ
surface form:
Remembrance Day
United States Armed Forces ⓘ Armistice Day ⓘ
surface form:
Veterans Day
|
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | federal holiday in the United States ⓘ |
| marks | unofficial start of summer in the United States ⓘ |
| monthObserved | May ⓘ |
| NationalMomentOfRemembranceTime | 3:00 p.m. local time ⓘ |
| observanceChangeYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| observedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| observedOn |
Monday
ⓘ
last Monday of May ⓘ |
| originatedAs | Decoration Day ⓘ |
| originPeriod | after the American Civil War ⓘ |
| purpose | to honor U.S. military personnel who died in service ⓘ |
| significance | commemoration of U.S. military personnel who died while serving ⓘ |
| symbol |
United States flag
ⓘ
surface form:
American flag
poppy flower ⓘ |
| tradition |
National Moment of Remembrance
ⓘ
holding memorial services ⓘ parades ⓘ placing flags on graves of fallen service members ⓘ visiting cemeteries and memorials ⓘ |
| wasPreviouslyObservedOn | May 30 ⓘ |
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Memorial Day weekend