Memorial Day

All about Memorial Day 🇺🇸

Memorial Day is the last Monday of May, a day to remember the service members who died serving the country. It is a solemn holiday at its center, with ceremonies, flags, and moments of silence.

It also marks the unofficial start of summer in the US — pools open, and the long weekend gets the season going.

How people celebrate Memorial Day

• Visiting cemeteries and placing flags
• Parades and memorial ceremonies
• A national moment of remembrance at 3 p.m.
• Cookouts to open the summer season

Fun facts

• It began after the Civil War as Decoration Day.
• It moved to a fixed Monday in 1971.
• Red poppies are its traditional symbol.

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