MEMORIAL DAY ... GENERAL INFO

Why do we celebrate Memorial Day?

• To honor people

• To honor all who died fighting for our country

• To honor all first responders and medical staff

• To have a holiday, grill out, and have fun

Memorial Day was first known as ___.

• Veterans Day

• Fourth of July

• Soldiers Day

• Decoration Day

Why was there ever a holiday called Decoration Day?

• To get together with families of fallen soldiers

• To decorate our houses with patriotic stuff

• To decorate the graves of soldiers who died for freedom

• To decorate Washington, D.C., and make it look festive

The most well-known military cemetery in the United States is located in Washington, D.C., and called ___.

• Eiffel Cemetery

• Oakwood Grave Yard

• Arlington National Cemetery

• The Military National Cemetery

The first service held at Arlington National Cemetery was in ___. (Think carefully -- this isn't hard!)

• 2019

• 1600

• 2020

• 1868

Families of fallen soldiers first began to honor family members by decorating the graves of soldiers after ___.

• the Civil War

• World War I

• World War II

• the Gulf War

The official flower commonly used on Memorial Day is the ___.

• red rose

• yellow carnation

• white iris

• red poppy

Another way to show our respect and pay tribute to soldiers who have died protecting our freedom is to ___.

• stay home and study history

• call your family members and say thank you

• take down all American flags

• lower American flags to half-staff

On Memorial Day, people participate in the following activities. Check 3.

• Watch and/or participate in parades

• Try to drink too much soda

• Have family cookouts

• Decorate their homes with red, white, and blue

• Ride bicycles to Washington, D.C.

Many people feel like Memorial Day is the first day of Summer. However, ___ is actually the real first day of Summer!

• July 4

• June 21

• May 20

• The last day of school