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. [ 18 cards ]		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. [ 4 cards ]		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 ]

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!!

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.

	Happy Mother's Day ! A beautiful ecard to wish all the amazing moms you know on Mother's Day. [ Animated ]		A Bright And Wonderful Day... Brighten up this special day for your loved ones by sending them an egreeting. [ Flash ]
	Just For You... An elegant ecard to wish someone special a 'Happy Mother's Day'. [ Animated ]		Today Is Mother's Day ! Express your love to your mom as you send her this warm 'n beautiful ecard. [ Flash ]
	Warm Wishes And Happy Thoughts... Send this lovely ecard to your mom/ sis/ step mom/ dear ones on Mother's Day. [ Flash ]		Everlasting love... Express your love & admiration for your mom/ grandma/ nanny/ aunt with this touching e-card on mother’s day... [ Flash ]
	Without You... Send this touching mother’s day card to your mom/ step mom/ wife/ single mom/ gf/ fiancée/ as a token of appreciation for their love & kindness. [ Flash ]		Perfect Mom Let your mom know how much you love & appreciate her with this e-card... [ Flash ]

	Happy Mother's Day ! An elegant egreeting to wish your near 'n dear ones on Mother's Day. [ Flash ]		Just For You... Wish someone special on Mother's Day with this beautiful rose. [ Postcard ]
	Wishing You A Day... With a beautiful bouquet of flowers send your loving wishes to your loved one. [ Flash ]		Wishing You Smiles And Happiness... Wish someone who has given you a reason to smile with this elegant ecard. [ Flash ]
	If Flowers Were Words... Send someone dear this beautiful bunch of virtual flowers to say how special she is to you. [ Flash ]		Like These Flowers In Bloom... Greet your mom/ aunt/ grandma/ friend a bright 'n beautiful Mother's Day. [ Flash ]
	I Have You ! Express to someone special how she fills your world with smiles with this beautiful ecard. [ Flash ]		Know Why Me's Here... Across the miles send your warm wishes to your mom on Mother's Day. [ Interactive ]