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The United States celebrates Memorial Day annually on the last
Monday of May.
Memorial Day is also casually considered the start of summer.
Memorial Day is also known as Decoration Day. This is a holiday that honors those who have died
during military service for the United States.
Memorial Day is usually celebrated at cemeteries and especially
United States National cemeteries, since most national
cemeteries have military personnel graves and sometimes
spouses.
There are many traditions that Americans honor in
commemoration of Memorial Day. They may fly the American flag, visit memorial cemeteries, place
flags in the graves of fallen soldiers.
Others ways that Americans celebrate Memorial Day are more joyous in national. They may have picnics,
fireworks, concerts, gatherings and parties, and memorials. Many
Americans retreat to vacation spots for the weekend or hold barbeques.
A famous Memorial Day celebration takes place at Gettysburg National
Park every year since 1868, featuring a Memorial Day address.
At the Gettysburg National Park in 1913, both Union and Confederate veterans gathered for the 50 year
anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg to honor the fallen
soldiers.
Now that you have some of the history you will be doing many
different things to better understand Memorial Day.
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