{"id":477,"date":"2011-05-30T12:52:20","date_gmt":"2011-05-30T12:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweepsadvantage.com\/sweepstakes-contests-blog\/?p=477"},"modified":"2022-03-31T17:33:18","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T21:33:18","slug":"memorial-day-sweepstakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sweepsadvantage.com\/sweepstakes-contests-blog\/memorial-day-sweepstakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Day Sweepstakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u00a0run a search, you will discover a number of Memorial Day sweepstakes.\u00a0 Some the prizes include electronics, a mystery prize, and food.\u00a0 The prizes vary, but winning any of them would be memorable.<\/p>\n

This, however, is not the point of Memorial Day.\u00a0 Sure, it's great to have the day off work and kick off the summer<\/a> season, but let's not forget the reason why this is a holiday.\u00a0 Originally called Decoration Day, the day was first recognized right after the U.S. Civil War as a day for citizens to remember the sacrifices of their soldiers.\u00a0 The actual day was not fixed at first, but both the North and the South used this time to remember their fallen.\u00a0 In fact, in 1913, the Blue-Grey reunion at Gettysburg, PA marked the 50th anniversary of the conflict and was attended by both Union and Confederate soldiers and their families.<\/p>\n

The title “Memorial Day” was officially adopted after World War II when the day of remembrance was expanded to honor all US military who died serving their country.\u00a0 In 1968, the official observance of Memorial Day was declared to be the last Monday in May.\u00a0 Take a moment this Memorial Day to honor the brave men and women who proudly wore their uniforms and died in America's defense.<\/p>\n

As we also have a number of Canadian visitors, please note that Canada just observed Victoria Day in remembrance of their honored fallen.<\/p>

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