Everyday Greeting Cards: May 2007

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Show Your Gratitude On Memorial Day

Memorial Day is a public holiday set aside in the United States of America on the last Monday in the month of May to commemorate the brave hearts—the military service men and women of the nation. Memorial Day was initially conceived to honor and pay tribute to all those Union soldiers who gave up their lives in the American Civil War (1861—1865). But gradually, it expanded in its significance. And, after World War I, Memorial Day commemorated every one who died in any American War or in any sort of military action in the defense of the nation.

Memorial Day is a day to remember, reflect and honor those who risked their lives to protect the country, to protect America, and finally gave up, fighting like fierce lions till the very end. It is these bold and courageous souls that are remembered with pride and joy on Memorial Day. People visit families who have lost a kin in a war or they visit cemeteries and memorials to pay their tributes to the war heroes. Memorial Day is a day for silent prayers and warm remembrance.

But how did a Memorial Day observance start ?

There are numerous claimants to the actual origins of the Memorial Day. Many American cities and towns declare to be the actual place of origin of the Memorial Day. These include Georgia, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Columbus, Richmond, Macon, Mississippi etc. But it is difficult to isolate one single unanimous origin to the Memorial Day holiday. It is quite possible that Memorial Day had many separate beginnings at the different towns and cities of America. However, in 1966, Waterloo (New York) was officially declared the birthplace of Memorial Day by the federal government under President Lyndon Johnson.

Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day, as proclaimed by General John Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1868. This Decoration Day was first observed on May 30, 1868. Decoration Day was so called because it was on this day that graves of the fallen heroes were decorated with flowers, wreaths and flags to pay tributes to their dedicated service in defense of their country. But the southern states of America refused to observe a common Memorial Day and continued to observe Confederate Memorial Day separately, with varying dates of observance from state to state.

Now, Decoration Day was first observed in 1868, inspired by local celebrations of the day in the many small towns and cities of America, where it has been taking place for the last three years since the American Civil War. During its first observance, General James Garfield delivered a speech at the Arlington National Cemetery, following which every one who attended the ceremony took part in decorating the graves of the umpteen Union and Confederate soldiers buried there.

New York was the first state to hold an official observance of Memorial Day in 1873. By 1890, Memorial Day got its due recognition and came to be celebrated in all of the northern states in the US. The southern states held their individual Confederate Memorial Day celebrations until World War I, when the significance of Memorial Day finally expanded in meaning to include all war heroes; all those who died fighting in the US military service, instead of remaining confined to just those who died in the Civil War.

Memorial Day Wishes
Reach out to your family/ friends/ near 'n dear ones with warm Memorial Day Wishes filled with pride, warmth & togetherness.
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Memorial Day Weekend
Turn the three days of weekend into a pool of fun for your dear one's/ someone you know with these warm 'n fun-filled ecards.
[ 10 cards ]

Friends
Celebrate the pride and honor of America as you have a fun filled time sending ecards to your Friends.
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Thank You
Thank everyone who made your day special and express your gratitude to the national heroes with these beautiful ecards.
[ 6 cards ]

Spirit Of Freedom
Share the tradition of courage, valor, pride 'n the Spirit Of Freedom with your close ones with Memorial Day egreetings.
[ 2 cards ]

Patriotism
Patriotic thoughts to honor the bravehearts and share the spirit of freedom with family/ friends/ near 'n dear ones.
[ 4 cards ]

Flowers
Send bright 'n beautiful floral wishes to everyone and share some warm thoughts on Memorial Day.
[ 2 cards ]

Tributes
Pay Tributes to the heroes who have fallen for the country and to those who are serving the country with beautiful Memorial Day ecards from the Tributes section.
[ 14 cards ]

Monday, May 14, 2007

Motorcycle Rider's Day wishes !!

Today is the day for all the motorcycle freaks. It’s Motorcycle Riders Day!! Freak out with your friends and loved ones riding your favorite motorcycles, go out for long drives and celebrate this freaky day! All the motorcycle lovers can get hooked to this lovely online motor cycling publication to get the latest updates on your dream vehicles. And all you Royal Enfield freaks can keep your eyes here!! My love for motorcycles and knowledge about it is not that great, my friend Wiki, as always was of great help here.

Here is video from Easy Rider, hope you all enjoy watching it!!

Monday, May 7, 2007

Mothers day Postcards and Flash Greetings

Mother... she's not jus' an amazing woman but also a symbol of inspiration, the best teacher, an understanding friend and a wonderful guide. Mother's Day is the perfect time to make her feel exceptionally special and precious. For all the love and affection send your mom our warm and heartfelt Mother's Day egreetings. It's surely gonna bring a smile on her face.