Memorial Day
federal holiday in the United States of America for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces
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Summary
Memorial Day is a holiday[1]. It ranks in the top 0.65% of holiday entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,323 views/month, #4 of 616).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Named after: memorialization[4]
- Follows: Washington's Birthday[5]
- Followed by: Independence Day[6]
- Part of: federal holiday in the United States[7]
- Commons category: Memorial Day[8]
- Commemorates: killed in action[9]
- Inception: May 30, 1868[10]
- Day in year for periodic occurrence: last Monday in May[11]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], The New Student's Reference Work[13]
- Native label: Memorial Day[14]
- Different from: Memorial Day[15], Newfoundland & Labrador Memorial Day[16]
- Event interval: 1 years[17]
- Intangible cultural heritage status: Inventaris Vlaanderen van het Immaterieel Cultureel Erfgoed[18]
Why It Matters
Memorial Day has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]