How to Use Decoration Day in a Sentence

Decoration Day

noun

• Why did the name change from Decoration Day to Memorial Day?
  — Lauren Matthews and Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 29 Apr. 2022
• The festival -- which organizers liken to Decoration Day in the South -- has changed locations a few times over the years.
  — Mary Colurso | [e-mail], al, 1 Nov. 2022
• The day features talks with historians about the history of Decoration Day and a walking tour of the cemetery.
  — Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 26 May 2022
• By 1890, Decoration Day was adopted as a holiday in the Northern states.
  — Carol Kovach, cleveland, 24 May 2022
• But the modern American version of the holiday traces directly back to 1868 and the first iteration of what was then called Decoration Day.
  — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 30 May 2022
• Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a time of remembrance for those who died in service to their country.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 29 May 2023
• The larger marble amphitheater followed some 50 years later, when crowds gathering for Decoration Day could no longer fit into the original space.
  — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2020
• There’s little controversy over the first national observance of what was then called Decoration Day.
  — Ben Finley, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2023
• By 1890, all northern states recognized Decoration Day as a holiday.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2023
• Memorial Day, also known as Decoration Day, has been a federal holiday since 1971.
  — The Enquirer, 26 May 2023
• Congress recognized Decoration Day as a federal holiday in 1938.
  — Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 31 May 2022
• Initially named Decoration Day following the Civil War, the day of commemoration officially became a federal holiday in 1971.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 24 May 2021

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024