Sentence examples for Decoration Day from inspiring English sources

Memorial Day originated as "Decoration Day" in the days after the Civil War to commemorate both Union and Confederate soldiers who died.

It started after the Civil War as Decoration Day, an occasion for widows wearing red poppies to decorate graves and memorials in virtually every town.

In the beginning it was known as "Decoration Day".

(In the Southeast, Decoration Day is still observed on the Sunday before Memorial Day).

She won an Emmy as supporting actress in a miniseries or special for 1990's Decoration Day.

Memorial Day, formerly Decoration Day, in the United States, holiday (last Monday in May) honouring those who have died in the nation's wars.

Memorial Day (or as it was originally known, Decoration Day) was first instituted in May during the late 1860s to commemorate these fallen.

They see each other on Memorial Day, then called Decoration Day — the highlight of the year for Emily's grandfather, who fought for the Union at Gettysburg.

After World War I, as the day came to be observed in honour of those who had died in all U.S. wars, its name changed from Decoration Day to Memorial Day.

Before that, it was commonly known as Decoration Day, since it was a holiday on which the graves and tombs of fallen soldiers were adorned with wreaths and flags.

I eagerly observed its national holidays, and without giving a secondthought to my affinity for the Fourth of July fireworks or theThanksgiving turkey or the Decoration Day double-header.