Our lesson of the day taught us the following things about this holiday:
*founded shortly after the civil war in the late 1800’s.
*organized women’s groups across the nation placed flowers on the fallen soldiers graves, regardless of whether they were union or confederate. Above all, they were AMERICAN.
*this day was originally called ‘Decoration Day’, and was timed to be late May because that is when most flowers are in bloom.
*today, we honor all the soldiers who have died to protect our country. This differs from Veteran’s Day, where all soldiers, living and dead, are honored.
*we can honor Memorial Day by placing flowers on the graves of soldiers and hanging a flag outside our house.
