文档介绍：阵亡将士纪念日
The last Monday of May
Memorial Day
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origin
Today’s celebration
custom
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Civil War
(1861-1865)
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Henry Welles, a druggist from Waterloo, proposed to close all the stores in the town for one day to mourn the people died in the war.
Wreath花圈
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May 5th
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General Jonathan Logan, the founder of the Grand Army of the Republic(联邦军退伍军人组织共和大军)
May 30th
Decoration Day
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Memorial Day had been extended to honor all Americans who died while in the military service.
Until the first world war ended, did the government set the last Monday of May as a national festival.
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Many people visit cemeteries and memorials, particularly to honor those who have died in military service. Many volunteers place an American flag on each grave in national cemeteries.
On Memorial Day, the flag of the United States is raised briskly to the top of the staff and then solemnly lowered to the half-staff position, where it remains only until noon.[40] It is then raised to full-staff for the remainder of the day.
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For many Americans, the central event is attending one of the thousands of parades held on Memorial Day in large and small cities all over the country.
One of the longest-standing traditions is the running of the Indianapolis 500(印地安那波利斯500汽车赛)
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It also typically marks the start of the summer vacation season, while Labor Day marks its end.
“Those who sacrificed in the struggle for national independence and liberation should be honored on a special day.” NPC(national people’s congress) delegate Kong Lingren said.
“在争取民族独立和解放斗争中牺牲的将士们,应该有一个专门的日子来纪念他们。”全国人大代表孔令人教授提出,通过人大常委会或国务院设立“阵亡将士纪念日”,并将其归入法定假日。
In China
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