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05-27-2013, 09:41 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-27-2013 09:42 AM by BettyO.)
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RE: The origins of Memorial Day
Happy Decoration Day (Memorial Day) to all..... Supposedly it all began at Hollywood Cemetery in 1866 when Confederate widows and daughters decorated the graves of the dead in Richmond - or at least that is what I heard....
A friend went to the dedication services at Fredericksburg National Memorial Cemetery this year and sent this spectacular photo of the full moon rising over the cemetery with the luminaries lit. The spaces in between are where people are standing and blocking the view. Myself and friends are planning on going back next year for this wonderful event - ![[Image: moonlitsceneoffrederick.jpg]](http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/600/moonlitsceneoffrederick.jpg/)
"The Past is a foreign country...they do things differently there" - L. P. Hartley |
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