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Memorial Day

Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. It is observed on the last Monday of May.

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2025 date
May 26 (2025-05-26)
2026 date
May 25 (2026-05-25)
2027 date
May 31 (2027-05-31)
2028 date
May 29 (2028-05-29)
Date
Last Monday in May
First time
May 30, 1868

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Early national history

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Civil religious holiday

Parades

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United States

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Memorial Day

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Edges141
Triples328
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014085
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Memorial Day

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related to Columbus, Georgia · 44
Memorial Day → After General Logan's General, Alabama, April, Atlanta, Augusta, Charles, Columbus, Confederate Memorial Day, Department, General John Logan, Generals Johnston, Georgia, Grand Army, Illinois, In, Jackson, July, June, Kentucky, Ladies Memorial Association
related to Other countries · 39
Memorial Day → ANZAC Day, April, Australia, Canada, Canada's, Canadian, Commonwealth, Day, Dead, Dodenherdenking, Fallen Soldiers, Finland, Finnish Civil War, Germany, Independence Day, Israel, Israeli, Iyar, June, Kaatuneitten
related to Boalsburg, Pennsylvania · 24
Memorial Day → Although July, Boalsburg, Boalsburg Cemetery, Elizabeth Myers, Emma Hunter, Emma's, Hall, History, However, In, It, Keller, Monday, Mrs, October, On July, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Reuben Hunter, Reuben Hunter's
related to Confederate Memorial Day · 23
Memorial Day → Across, American, April, By, Changes, Confederacy, Confederate, Confederate Memorial Day, CSA President Jefferson Davis, David Blight, Davis, Georgia, In, June, May, Northerners, Other, South, Southern, The
related to United States · 21
Memorial Day → American, American Civil WarMemorial Day, American Revolutionary War, Armed Forces Day, ChicagoNora Fontaine Davidson, Civil War, Confederacy, Day, Gettysburg AddressUnited States, Gettysburg Battlefield, Great Jubilee Day, May, Monday, November, Petersburg, Saturday, September, South, United StatesConfederate Memorial Day, Veterans Day
related to Civil religious holiday · 20
Memorial Day → Civil War, Concert, Congress, Foreign Wars, In, It, Labor Day, National Moment, On Memorial Day, Remembrance Act, Sons, SUVCW, Taps, The National Memorial Day, The Veterans, The VFW, Union Veterans, United States, United States Capitol, VFW
related to Related traditions · 20
Memorial Day → According, Africa, African, Alan, Appalachian, Christian, Decoration, Decoration Day, Decoration Days, Ireland, Karen Jabbour, Liberia, Liberian, Scotland, Smokies, Southern Appalachia, Texas, The, United States Memorial Day, Upland South
related to National Decoration Day · 18
Memorial Day → At, Decatur, Decoration Day, GAR, General John, Grand Army, Illinois, In, Logan, Logan's, May, North, On May, Republic, Southern, The, Union Civil War, With
related to Other Southern precedents · 16
Memorial Day → According, Civil War’s, Confederacy, Confederate, Congress, In, Ladies' Memorial Association, Lost Cause, Mississippi, Records, South Carolina, Southern, Southern Memorial Day, The, United States Library, Virginia
related to Renaming · 15
Memorial Day → Americans, An, By, Calendar, Civil War, GAR, German, Grand Army, Indiana, Irish, It, People, Republic, They, Union

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day memorial states holiday war national may graves civil decoration confederate united military first soldiers cemetery american died veterans south

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Memorial Day2025 dateMay 26 (2025-05-26)1.00infobox
Memorial Day2026 dateMay 25 (2026-05-25)1.00infobox
Memorial Day2027 dateMay 31 (2027-05-31)1.00infobox
Memorial Day2028 dateMay 29 (2028-05-29)1.00infobox
Memorial DayDateLast Monday in May1.00infobox
Memorial DayFirst timeMay 30, 18681.00infobox
Memorial DayFrequencyAnnual1.00infobox
Memorial DayObservancesDecoration of military graves with American flags1.00infobox
Memorial DayObserved byUnited States1.00infobox
Memorial DaySignificanceHonors U.S. military personnel who died in service1.00infobox
Memorial DayTypeNational Holiday1.00infobox
Memorial Dayis afederal holiday in the United States for mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the U.S0.90text
Memorial Dayis atime for visiting cemeteries and memorials to mourn the military personnel who died in the line of duty0.90text

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