Memorial Day

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Memorial Day

  1. (US) A federal holiday honoring fallen soldiers, sailors, and other servicemen observed on the last Monday in May.
    Synonym: (dated) Decoration Day
    • 2024 May 25, Livia Albeck-Ripka, “The Tangled Roots of Memorial Day and Why It’s Celebrated”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      Memorial Day weekend is among the busiest for travel in the United States and the unofficial start of summer; a day for cookouts, beach trips and auto races. But how did Memorial Day, held on the last Monday of May in honor of America’s war dead, begin?
  2. (Newfoundland) A provincial holiday held in July 1 in Newfoundland and Labrador commemorating the fallen members of the Newfoundland Regiment during the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel in World War I.
  3. (uncommon) Synonym of Tomb Sweeping Day, a Chinese holiday.

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