Cemetery decoration feels like a weird holiday or event when talking about it in conversation, but when you break it down to honoring passed loved ones and making sure their final resting place is in clean, nice order it definitely seems worth the time and effort.
The decoration days have been observed since the 1800s. They are thought to have been brought by Mormon immigrants from Welsh and English backgrounds.
It is also thought that Memorial Day may have came about because of Decoration Day. Although we will never know for sure, Decoration has a longer standing history, after the civil war Memorial Day was held at the same time as Decoration day, taking care to remember those who died on both sides of the war. Sometime later in 1967 the official Memorial Day was started.
The purpose of Decoration Day is always to clean and redecorate the cemetery. Some places have religious ceremonies with dinner on the grounds. Other places simply clean up the area.
Decoration days are most common in the southern United States, but several other countries also have days similar. The day of the dead is partly the same idea. Liberia also celebrates decoration day.
Present day the day of your decoration day depends on the cemetery you are going to. But it’s always on the weekend in late spring.
Get your new floral arrangements, rakes, and cleaner ready to freshen your loved ones headstones now! The way this year is flying by decoration will be here in a flash.
