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5. I believe that sometimes people forget it's a day of remembrance

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2026, 09:09 AM

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Some people or families are thinking about having that extra day off work or family gatherings with outdoor cookouts.

When someone else says "Happy Memorial Day" to me I simply reply, "Have a safe and restful Memorial Day" or something along those lines.

I'm not going to lecture well meaning people.

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Curious, why do we say "Happy Memorial Day", when it's not happy at all.......we're celebrating the deaths of [View all] a kennedy Monday OP

Akin to Trump's Truth Post on "X" of "HAPPY GOOD FRIDAY TO ALL". no_hypocrisy Monday #1

His extreme cult and most other Republicans give him a pass on literally everything. Diamond_Dog Monday #3

Not Me EddieOnTheMesa Monday #4

I've never understood that, either. Mad_Dem_X Monday #2

I believe that sometimes people forget it's a day of remembrance Niagara Monday #5

Mostly we don't. Ocelot II Monday #6

For the longest time the 'Happy' irritated me....i started using... MiHale Monday #7

I have always said "have a PEACEFUL Memorial Day" (since I was a teen) hlthe2b Monday #8

I just assume they mean happy as in not anxious, certainly not giddy or jubilant Blues Heron Monday #9

Like "Happy Yom Kippur"? JustABozoOnThisBus Monday #10

It would never even occur to me to say Happy Memorial Day. Iggo Monday #11