There is no other name for Memorial Day. It began years ago as "Decoration Day" but is not longer referred to as that.
decoration day
In 1868 when it was proclaimed as a holiday by General John Alexander Logan, Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day. President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the legislation in 1967 officially renaming it as Memorial Day.
Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day. It was first observed on May 30, 1868, three years after the US Civil War ended, to honor those of the military who had died during the Civil War. After World War I it was expanded to honor all who had died during any war or military action in which the United States had been involved and it generally became known as Memorial Day. But it was not until 1967 that President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the legislation officially renaming the holiday from Decoration Day to Memorial Day.
Decoration Day
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No, Memorial Day is a national holiday in the United States. It is not celebrated in other countries.
Memorial Day is the proper adjective for Memorial Day, as in Memorial day ceremony or Memorial day dinner
Memorial Day, Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates men and women who died while in military service to the United States.
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Decoration day
Memorial Day is the proper adjective for Memorial Day, as in Memorial day ceremony or Memorial day dinner