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Memorial Day Napkin Rings
Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for
remembering the people who died while serving in the country's
armed forces. The holiday, which is observed every year on the
last Monday of May, originated as Decoration Day after the
American Civil War in 1868, when the Grand Army of the
Republic, an organization of Union veterans founded in Decatur,
Illinois, established it as a time for the nation to decorate the
graves of the Union war dead with flowers. By the 20th century,
competing Union and Confederate holiday traditions, celebrated
on different days, had merged, and Memorial Day eventually
extended to honor all Americans who died while in the military
service. It marks the start of the unofficial summer vacation
season, while Labor Day marks its end.
Many people visit cemeteries and memorials, particularly to
honor those who have died in military service. Many volunteers
place an American flag on each grave in national cemeteries.
Annual Decoration Days for particular cemeteries are held on a
Sunday in late spring or early summer in some rural areas of the
American South, notably in the mountain areas. In cases
involving a family graveyard where remote ancestors as well as
those who were deceased more recently are buried, this may
take on the character of an extended family reunion to which
some people travel hundreds of miles. People gather on the
designated day and put flowers on graves and renew contacts
with relatives and others. There often is a religious service and a
picnic-like "dinner on the grounds," the traditional term for a
potluck meal at a church. It is believed that this practice began
before the American Civil War and thus may reflect the real
origin of the "memorial day" idea.
Memorial Day is not to be confused with Veterans Day;
Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women
who died while serving, while Veterans Day celebrates the
service of all U.S. military veterans
Let us design you a custom napkin ring set to celebrate
this important moment in our nations history
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