Hey America,Memorial day is on it's way.If you could make up a national holiday what would it be?
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Chocolate day.\nThe day we celebrate the gooey, glorious goodness that is chocolate.\n\nAnd we get the day off of work to eat it.
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oh yea sis! blaze it up! they should make it a holiday..lmfao! lets go to canada and visit one of those bud cafes!!..lol..
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Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) — established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan declared that Decoration Day should be observed on May 30. It is believed that date was chosen because flowers would be in bloom all over the country.\n\nActually it is to remember the war dead.\n\n And most people remember it by getting drunk at a barbecue.
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Go to Arlington National Cemetery.  There will be band concerts and ceremonies celebrating those who made the ultimate sacrifice so that YOU could have a free country.
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we should create a YAHOO 360 holiday. it would be a world wide national holiday. yahoo would provide an all expense paid holiday where we would have our annual YAHOO 360 reunion. think of all the possibilities!!! bands, booze, all you can eat, and the media!!! lets petition!!!
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how about teacher's tropical drink day then?\n\nCitizen's Day\n Because no one seems happy when they ask to accept that my nationality is American. Unhyphenated American Day.\nA day where we can stand united and say I owe no country allegiance but this. I am a product of a multicultural nation. not American Indian, not German, Polish, English, Chinese,African,Guatemalan,Japanese,Russian,Arab hyphen American. but a product of all nationalities living together under one set of laws. I am American. Let's have a Citizen's Day.
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flowers. mother's day. strawberry season, memorial day, high school balls/proms, almost the end of school, sunny weather
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It's just a b.s. made-up holiday. Do what I do, and celebrate it on the 15th. Take care.
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I am a veteran myself (8 years US Army) and like your idea. Perhaps it could be a federal law that any Honorably Discharged veteran gets Veterans Day off......with pay!!!!!
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to be honest, i don't really celebrate lots of holidays anymore. just been really busy. but i do love this country. i'm even thinking about joining the marines after high school. i think people should know the history of this great country and know why they get july 4 off. well... some poeple still have to work on that day and any other holiday too. but you know what i'm trying to say right? \nfor ex: kids think it's just a day where you can blow up fireworks.\ni used to think like that when i was younger. now that i know some history about this country and others, i'm thankful for the things that i have. \n  SUPPORT OUR TROOPS! U.S.A
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Yes, there's a 4th of July everywhere. They may not have an Independence Day but they have a July 4th.
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The Irvine Pony League has a web site and has announced the teams for Memorial Day:\nhttp://www.irvinepony.com/
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In naming a national holiday, You got it!  To write about the fifth day of May, it would be cinco de Mayo.
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Memorial Day is in celebration of all people who have passed away. Veterens Day is a time to remember the men and women who served their country in the armed forces.
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yes please,\n\nst georges day should be a bank holiday in england as it's our patron saint. \ni'll be quite happy to have st andrews, st davids and st patricks day off too.\n\nstart a petition, i'll sign.
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It is actually the custom to REMEMBER the dead on Memorial Day.  For some, the deaths may still be recent enough that they are still in mourning.  It is a more somber occasion for them.\n\nFor others, the mourning has passed, and we prefer to "celebrate" the life that has passed on.  Memorial Day  weekend has long been seen as the unofficial start of the summer, due to the fact that the pools open, kids get out of school within these two weeks for summer vacation, etc.  It is quite natural to celebrate those lives then, by having barbeque's etc.
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Try here:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day