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although the significance of the date is tenuous. [DOC] [TLE] Memorial Day [PAR] Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for 
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a way we can all help put the memorial back in Memorial Day.. [DOC] [TLE] The first American Memorial Day is Commemorated | African ... [PAR] *On this date in 1865, former Black slaves started Memorial Day in America. ... 
the celebration would come to be called the "First Decoration Day" in the North. [DOC] [TLE] The First Official Memorial Day [PAR] The First Official Memorial Day May 30, 1868. Do you celebrate Memorial Day? ... 
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an annual observance originally called "Memorial Day," then... [DOC] [TLE] Who Invented Memorial Day? | Huffington Post [PAR] May 25, 2012 ... ... Day, the first Memorial Day  a day set aside for the purpose of ... their 
emancipation (which also celebrates its 150th birthday this summer),... [DOC] [TLE] 10 Things to Remember About Memorial Day | Mental Floss [PAR] May 29, 2016 ... The South didn't adopt the May 30 Memorial Day until after World War I, by which 
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course, what holiday hasn't lost its original meaning these days? [DOC] [TLE] Did Slaves Begin Memorial Day to Honor Fallen Union Soldiers? [PAR] May 30, 2011 ... Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day

Question: It's the original name for Memorial Day
Answer: Decoration Day