Decoration Day
So I'm wondering now, how many people out there have Decoration Day? Or actually use Memorial Day to gather with family and visit cemeteries? (note to Mom: see, I spelled it right this time!)
I'm curious. Is it just a rural thing? Because if you don't do it, you're kind of missing out on something. It's very central to rural communities, a beautiful thing in many, many ways.
Even better than free books at BEA.
Seriously.
Ally
I'm curious. Is it just a rural thing? Because if you don't do it, you're kind of missing out on something. It's very central to rural communities, a beautiful thing in many, many ways.
Even better than free books at BEA.
Seriously.
Ally
posted by Ally Carter at Sunday, May 21, 2006
4 Comments:
I'm living in a small town and all the churches with cemeteries around here have Decoration Day, though not always on the same day. That works out well if you have folks buried in various places. :)
So I'm not sure if it's a rural thing or a Southern thing.
Thanks, Tori! I think this might be right.
Not sure if it's rural or just southern either, but it's a very important tradition in my family also. Since I was young enough to remember, the women in my family have used Decoration Day to teach the young'ens about our family history and tell great stories as we decorate. Not that the boys weren't allowed, it's just always been the women - guess the guys went fishing or something. Thanks Ally, for reminding me of a very special tradition!
I feel left out - we celebrate Memorial Day, I guess, but not in the way you guys celebrate it. Here, it's more of a day off of school/work, which is kind of sad considering the fact that we're supposed to be... er... memorializing. I'm sure some people here go visit cemetaries, but my family doesn't.
But then again, I'm in suburbs in WI, not in rural South or wherever you guys are.
Oh, and no Decoration Day.
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