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MEMORIAL DAY/ DíA DE LOS CAíDOS

Memorial Day/ Día de los Caídos

MAY 28, 2007.-

Memorial Day is a federal holiday created to remember those who have died in the military service of the nation. It was originally called Decoration Day, because the primary activity associated with the observance was, and is, decorating the graves of fallen soldiers. Decoration Day or Memorial Day observances began during the Civil War.

On May 13, 1938, Congress passed a law making Memorial Day, May 30, a legal public holiday. The Monday Holiday Law of June 28, 1968, took effect in 1971, changing the observance date of Memorial Day to the last Monday in May.

In 1996 Congress instituted the White House Commission on Remembrance to promote Mamorial Day activities, encourage Americans to participate in a National Moment of Remembrance, and educate children about the meaning of Memorial Day. In addition, on December 28, 2000, Congress passed a law designating 3:00pm (local time) on Memorial Day as the National Moment of Remembrance.

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Memorial Day (Día de los Caídos) es una celebración federal creada para recordar a todos aquellos que murieron al aservicio militar delos Estados Unidos. Originalmente se le conoció como Día de la Decoración, pues la actividad principal asociada con este día era, y es , decorar la tumbas de los soldados fallecidos. El Día de la Decoración o Día de los Caídos se celebró incialmente durante la Guerra Civil de los EE.UU.

En 1996 el Congreso Norteamericano delegó a la Comisión de Recordació de la Casa Blanca para que promoviera las actividades del Día de los Caídos, llamando a los ciudadanos Estadounidenses a participar en un Momento Nacional de Recordación, y educara a los niños sobre el siginifado de esta fecha. Adicionalmente, en el año 2000, el Congreso aprobó una ley designando las 3:00 pm (hora local) el Día de los Caídos como el Momento Nacional de Recordación.

 

Links of Interest/ Enlaces de Interés:

Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2007
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
URL: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/05/20070515-7.html

Oración por la Paz, Día de los Caídos del 2007
Proclama por el Presidente de Estados Unidos de Norteamérica
URL: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/05/20070515-7.es.html

Memorial Day Holiday Honors American War Dead
Holiday originated in tiny village of Waterloo, New York
URL: http://usinfo.state.gov/scv/life_and_culture/holidays/memorial_day.html

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
URL: http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/

 

 
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