Memorial Day

Definitions

1. A federal holiday honoring fallen soldiers, sailors, and other servicemen observed on the last Monday in May.
   US
2. 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.
   Newfoundland
3. Synonym of Tomb Sweeping Day, a Chinese holiday.
   uncommon

Equivalents

Examples

“Memorial Day weekend is among the busiest for travel⟳ in the United States and the unofficial start⟳ of summer; a day for cookouts, beach trips and auto races. But how did Memorial Day, held on the last⟳ Monday of May in honor of America’s war dead, begin⟳?”

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