Others claim the custom was originated by some Southern women who placed flowers on the graves of both Union and Confederate soldiers after the Civil War. The school superintendent and the mayor planned the program of hymns and speeches and had the burial ground decorated with flowers. In 1966, however, the U.S. government proclaimed that Waterloo, New York, was the birthplace of Memorial Day. It is sometimes called Decoration Day in the South. But whatever the origin, it is good for people to stop and remember.
People have a tendency to forget, and with forgetting comes ingratitude.
Such is true as well with spiritual things. Let's think about memorials and the child of God. Something, such as a monument or holiday, intended to celebrate or honor the memory of a person or an event. A written statement of facts or a petition presented to a legislative body or an executive. The whole thrust behind a memorial is to keep in memory some person, action, or event that contributed to others in some positive way.