Memorial Day 

Memorial Day is a holiday held on the last week of May, meaning it is held on May 25. Unofficially this holiday also marks the beginning of summer. This holiday is a type of honor since we honor the life's of men and women who died serving the U.S arm forces. This holiday become official in the late 1971 which so happens to be after the civil war. Many families and people honor and pay tribute during memorial day by visiting the family member or by attending parades. In other cases their are some beaches that place flags on the ground in honor. It is still unclear of where the holiday exactly took place in the beginning but we do know it was for the fallen soldiers of the civil war. During memorial day i usually go to the beach and pay tribute by placing a flag in the sand.