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Memorial Day is an incredible way to connect and honor the sacrifices of fallen soldiers by decorating their graves and cleaning cemeteries. It’s the tradition that intensified with time rather than fading away. Let’s learn some essential facts and the fascinating history behind such as when this day get started, what the symbol is, and why it’s also termed Decoration Day.
The story begins with a civil war of 1861 and 1865. These were the deadly wars fought between southern and northern states with different stances on separation, and confederation. The southern states wanted to become separate on the contrary, the northern states desired to keep the whole cluster of states together.
During the struggle, around half a million soldiers died from both sides. In 1864, three women, Sophie Keller, Emma Hunter, and Elizbeth Myers visited the graves of their family members who died during the civil war and decided to meet again one year later. Next year, they decorated the graves of all the soldiers so the following year the whole town helped them to carry on the ritual.
On May 5, 1868, Maj. Gen. John A. Logan issued Order No. 11 for celebrating the 30th of May as a day to pay tribute to the fallen soldiers of the civil war. After World War I and II, the Memorial Day idea caught on even a few US States passed a resolution to convert it into an official holiday. Finally, it became a national holiday in 1971 after an act of Congress.
The red field poppy (Papaver Rhoeas) is considered the symbol of Memorial Day because it’s the first flower that reappeared on the war-torn battlefield of Europe in World War I. The seeds of the flowers were scattered by the wind and germinated by the movement of the soldiers during the brutal fighting. On the Flanders Field, you come across a number of poems to explain the valor as John McCrae did.
In his poem, he explained the time of encountering the foe while your faith got a little bit shattered. So, the dead soldiers who are buried under the field shouted at you through the growth of red poppies that symbolized to keep your persistence and don’t lose hope.
The flying pattern of the American flag on Memorial Day is a little different. From sunrise, the flag remains at half-mast till noon. It raises to the full mast for the rest of the day which shows the American’s tenacity against all the losses in the war.
Memorial Day is officially celebrated on the last Monday of May when you can visit the national cemetery with flowers, little flags, and wreaths to decorate the graves of your family members who used to serve in the US Army once.
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