Decoration Day

noun

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For more information about Decoration Day or to participate in the restoration of the Gallatin City Cemetery, contact City of Gallatin Communications Director Jeff Hentschel at 615-451-5961. Katie Nixon can be reached at knixon@gannett.com. Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 24 May 2024 Originally called Decoration Day, Memorial Day's history goes back to the Civil War. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 28 May 2024 On the first Decoration Day, 20,000 graves at Arlington National Cemetery were decorated. Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 21 May 2024 On this day in 1868, Decoration Day was first observed as a national holiday, honoring those who had died in military service during the Civil War, often by decorating their graves with flowers. Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 30 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for Decoration Day 

Word History

Etymology

from the custom of decorating graves on this day

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Decoration Day was in 1871

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“Decoration Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Decoration%20Day. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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