topic Offshoot thread from the 9/11 Memorial thread. Anybody remember when it was called Decoration Day at the cemeteries? in Community Chat https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Offshoot-thread-from-the-9-11-Memorial-thread-Anybody-remember/m-p/114287#M52794 <P><STRONG>Decoration Day is a late spring or summer tradition that involves cleaning a community cemetery, decorating it with flowers, holding a religious service in the cemetery, and having dinner on the ground</STRONG>. These commemorations seem to predate the post-Civil War celebrations that ultimately gave us our national Memorial Day. Little has been written about this tradition, but it is still observed widely throughout the Upland South, from North Carolina to the Ozarks.</P> <P> </P> <P> </P> Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:53:54 GMT minkbunny 2011-09-14T15:53:54Z Offshoot thread from the 9/11 Memorial thread. Anybody remember when it was called Decoration Day at the cemeteries? https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Offshoot-thread-from-the-9-11-Memorial-thread-Anybody-remember/m-p/114287#M52794 <P><STRONG>Decoration Day is a late spring or summer tradition that involves cleaning a community cemetery, decorating it with flowers, holding a religious service in the cemetery, and having dinner on the ground</STRONG>. These commemorations seem to predate the post-Civil War celebrations that ultimately gave us our national Memorial Day. Little has been written about this tradition, but it is still observed widely throughout the Upland South, from North Carolina to the Ozarks.</P> <P> </P> <P> </P> Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:53:54 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Offshoot-thread-from-the-9-11-Memorial-thread-Anybody-remember/m-p/114287#M52794 minkbunny 2011-09-14T15:53:54Z