(US, dated) Memorial Day.
(US, dated) Memorial Day.
When Carney heard they were renaming Decoration Day and moving it from May 30th to the last Monday in May, he hadn’t seen the point.
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(United States) A federal holiday honoring fallen soldiers, sailors and other servicemen observed on the last Monday in May.
(Canada, UK, informal) Remembrance Day.
(uncommon) , a Chinese holiday.
(Newfoundland) A provincial holiday held in July 1 in Newfoundland and Labrador commemorating the fallen members of the Newfoundland Regiment during the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel in World War I.
(US) The holiday marking the unofficial end of summer, held on the first Monday in September.