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Show w HONOR THE DEAD After the Civil war there grew up the practice of decorating the graves of the soldier dead. In time the practice was crystalized by national proclamation into a holiday to be universally observed in the United States. The custom of decorating the graves grav-es was broadened into general ciis-fom ciis-fom that included civilians as well r the departed sold:ers. Decoration Day by its origin and purpose was intended to be a day of solemnity, when the living should pause in the midst of a busy life to turn backward back-ward their thoughts and feelings to the departure of those to whom they were attached by love and birth. |