{"id":2291,"date":"2020-05-22T06:50:25","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T10:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=2291"},"modified":"2020-05-22T01:38:12","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T05:38:12","slug":"week-297-more-than-ever-keep-the-memorial-in-memorial-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=2291","title":{"rendered":"Week #297 – MORE THAN EVER: Keep the “Memorial” in Memorial Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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“Remember to Remember” (photo credit: Grace Church)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Week #297 – MORE THAN EVER: Keep the “Memorial” in Memorial Day!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This post has been an annual repeat<\/a> — because it’s always a good reminder to keep the “Memorial” in Memorial Day<\/em>, especially this year!!!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greetings, All — and Happy Friday!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are coming up on another Memorial Day Weekend — and there is no doubt that you’ll (once again) see a lot of commentaries about Memorial Day this weekend. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And NOTHING will be more prevalent this year than talk of re-opening. After weeks of being cooped up, locked in, or shut down — many of us will be finding ways to let loose (even if it’s still at a safe distance)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than ever, and especially this year, it’s important to remember the origins of this date and to honor those who gave their lives in service to this country.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Memorial Day, for certain, is a day set aside to remember those who died serving our country.  But before it was called \u201cMemorial Day\u201d \u2014 it was called \u201cDecoration Day\u201d because it was a day when families reunited at burial locations to \u201cdecorate\u201d the graves of their fallen.  And because many people traveled very far to get there \u2014 they would relish the opportunity to visit and reconnect with relatives, usually accompanied by a pot-luck or picnic supper nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So…it seems our modern traditions of family reunions and barbeques are not really that far off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s the REMEMBERING (and DECORATING) that we sometimes miss!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your Happyness Challenge for the Week Ahead:\u00a0<\/strong>Keep the MEMORIAL in Memorial Day! Enjoy your family, the nice weather, and the freedom we have (even though it still may feel limited at this time) \u2014 just remember to REMEMBER! \u00a0This may mean simply raising a flag, bringing a note or flowers to a grave of one who lost his\/her life in service, or writing a name in the sand for all to see. \u00a0You could make a donation, plant a tree, or lay a wreath at the base of a statue. \u00a0Even after the day is past, the flowers fade, or the ocean wipes the shore clean \u2014 you never know how long your tribute will stick to the walls of someone else\u2019s memory!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How will you keep\u00a0the MEMORIAL in Memorial Day?!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spread Happyness \u2014 share your thoughts or ideas in the comments!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5\/22\/20 by Grace Church
\u00a9 Grace Church
grace@spreadhappyness.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Week #297 – MORE THAN EVER: Keep the “Memorial” in Memorial Day! This post has been an annual repeat — because it’s always a good reminder to keep the “Memorial” in Memorial Day, especially this year!!! Greetings, All — and Happy Friday!!! We are coming up on another Memorial Day Weekend — and there is no […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2291"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2493,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291\/revisions\/2493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}