Memorial Day is the official kick off to summer and is something
we all look forward to. Memorial day is part of a delicious
3-day weekend, traditionally filled with family fun, picnics and
barbeques, or maybe even a trip to the beach. It’s definitely
time to fill up those swimming pools, pull out the summer
wardrobe and dust off the patio furniture, but there really is a
whole lot more to Memorial Day than just 3 fun-filled days.
Here’s our top 5 list of facts that you really should know about
this holiday that besides being lots of fun, should also be
filled with both honor and reverence. - Memorial Day started
right after the Civil War. The origins of this holiday go way
back. May 30, 1868 was designated to be what was at first called
“Decoration Day”. This event was designed especially to honor
the memory of the many, many fallen soldiers of both the Union
and the Confederacy, while also giving survivors an opportunity
to decorate the graves of these brave soldiers. General James
Garfield gave a speech at