{"id":1066,"date":"2014-05-25T10:09:47","date_gmt":"2014-05-25T15:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/2014\/05\/25\/memorial-day\/"},"modified":"2014-05-25T10:09:47","modified_gmt":"2014-05-25T15:09:47","slug":"memorial-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/2014\/05\/25\/memorial-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"yiv2403917378yui_3_16_0_1_1400816323142_3379\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1065\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2014\/05\/NOLmemorialday.jpg\" alt=\"NOLmemorialday\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" \/><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span>Memorial  Day was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan,  national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, and was first  observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union  and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span>The first  state to officially recognize the holiday was New York in 1873. By 1890  it was recognized by all of the northern states then others followed. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span>It  is now celebrated on the last Monday in May (passed by Congress with  the National Holiday Act of 1971 to ensure a three day weekend for  Federal holidays).<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv2403917378yui_3_16_0_1_1400816323142_3402\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span>Americans honor those who have lost their lives <\/span><span>for their country <\/span><span>by visiting cemeteries, placing flags and flowers on graves, flying the U.S. flag at half-staff until noon<\/span> and<span> attending parades.<\/span> <span> <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span>Children can be a part of Memorial Day too.\u00a0 Here are some links to children\u2019s activities:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #1f497d\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv2403917378yui_3_16_0_1_1400816323142_3380\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/sunniebunniezz.com\/puzzles\/memdykws.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/sunniebunniezz.com\/puzzles\/memdykws.htm<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv2403917378yui_3_16_0_1_1400816323142_6254\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/sunniebunniezz.com\/puzzles\/memdymcr.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/sunniebunniezz.com\/puzzles\/memdymcr.htm<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv2403917378yui_3_16_0_1_1400816323142_6255\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usmemorialday.org\/activities\/flag\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.usmemorialday.org\/activities\/flag\/index.htm<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv2403917378yui_3_16_0_1_1400816323142_3381\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/sunniebunniezz.com\/memdyjbc.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/sunniebunniezz.com\/memdyjbc.htm<\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;color: #c00000\"><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, and was first observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. 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