Memorial Day #1
The year the first Memorial Day took place. [Or after what event.]
What is 1868 - the end of the Civil War.
For over a century the holiday was celebrated every single year on this day
May 30 [1868-1970]
The kind of tributes left in remembrance.
What is “decorating” the graves with flowers?
The American side that surrendered in 1865.
What were the Confederates?
This is the place people often visit on Memorial Day.
What are cemeteries?
One of the earliest documented observances took place on May 1, 1865 and attended by more than 1,000 people. What happened?
Freed enslaved people and U.S. troops gathered to give proper burials to Union soldiers who had died in a Confederate prison.
Where citizens and loved ones went to pay tribute to the fallen.
What are the graves or graveyards?
According to some records, one of the first commemorations took place in this southern town.
What is Charleston, South Carolina.
This is what Memorial Day was originally called.
What is Decoration Day?
the official date when "Memorial Day" became official.
When was 1967?
The American Flag is flown at half-staff during these hours.
What is sunrise until noon?
What can you say instead of "Happy Memorial Day"?
it's important to remember we are honoring our fallen, a solemn occassion. Here is some guidance on the appropriate messages to convey:
Date that New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller proclaimed the Seneca County village of Waterloo as the "birthplace of Memorial Day."
What was March 7, 1966?
When Memorial Day was officially recognized as a federal holiday.
What is 1971?
When our American remembrance day was expanded to honor those who have died in all American wars.
What is after World War I?
When the country’s first national cemeteries were established.
When was the end of the Civil War?
When the name “Memorial Day” became more popular.
What is gradually after World War II?
This is the flower most commonly associated with Memorial Day.
What are poppies?
In 1971, Memorial Day was changed by an act of Congress.
What is a national holiday?
The National Moment of Remembrance encourages all Americans to _____ to remember and honor those who have died in service to the nation.
What is pause wherever you are at 3 p.m. local time on Memorial Day for a moment of silence!
The War which claimed more lives than any other conflict in U.S. history.
What is the Civil War?
The American Civil War (1861–1865) was a brutal internal conflict fought between the United States government (the Union) and the Confederate States of America, a coalition of eleven Southern states that seceded to preserve the institution of slavery
This New York Governor proclaimed that Waterloo was the place for the "first, formal, complete, well-planned, village-wide observance of a day entirely dedicated to honoring the war dead." (also recognized by the US government over 25 cities claiming the same)
Who was New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller?
The first memorialization took place at this time in history.
What is just a few weeks after the end of the war in 1865.
When Memorial Day was placed on the last Monday in May.
What was 1971 by an act of Congress.
This is why we commemorate Memorial Day in late May.
It was believed that flowers would be in bloom all over the country.