Evening Roundup - Thursday after Pentecost Week - Die Quinta infra octavam Pentecostes - Missa 'Spiritus Domini' - May 23rd, 2013


Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online


Memorial Day  noun

U.S. holiday. Originally held (1868) in commemoration of soldiers killed in the American Civil War, its observance later extended to all U.S. war dead. Most states conform to the federal practice of observing it on the last Monday in May, but some retain the traditional day of celebration, May 30. National observance is marked by the placing of a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery. Flags, insignia, and flowers are placed on the graves of veterans in local cemeteries.  (Odd...no mention of summer, cheeseburgers, beer or car sales...)



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