The recognition of Memorial Day started in 1868 after the Civil War ended. Dead soldiers from both the north and the south were honored as a way to try to heal the nation. Now all past soldiers are honored. It is also a day that is considered to be the start of the summer season. Many people celebrate with a cook-out of even a trip to the beach. Many towns have a Memorial Day parade – this would be fund to watch.
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f you are interested in seeing a Memorial Day Parade, the Glen Ridge Memorial Day Parade begins at 10am and runs down Ridgewood Avenue starting at Baldwin Avenue and finishes in from of the Ridgewood Avenue School at Bloomfield Avenue.