Decoration Day (Noun)
Meaning
Legal holiday in the United States, last Monday in May; commemorates the members of the United States armed forces who were killed in war.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- Decoration Day is now more commonly known as Memorial Day in the United States.
- The last Monday in May marks the officially recognized Decoration Day federal holiday in the United States.
- Decoration Day was not celebrated by all states until after World War I.
- In the 20th century, Decoration Day became a holiday to honor all Americans who died while in the military service.
- Origins of Decoration Day date back to the years immediately following the American Civil War.