Memorial Day Weekend 2024: Events, Parades Around Shelton-Derby
SHELTON-DERBY, CT — The upcoming Memorial Day parade in Shelton and Derby is part of a nearly 160-year tradition that pays tribute to military personnel who lost their lives in service to their country.The Derby-Shelton Memorial Day Parade on Monday is the highlight of the three-day Memorial Day Weekend — May 25-27 this year.The parade is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., rain or shine, at the intersection of Wharf Street and Howe Avenue in Shelton and finishing in Derby. More information is available here.This year’s parade features the following bands: Shelton High School Marching Band, Mattatuck Drum Band, Connecticut Hurricanes, Bradley School (Derby) Marching Band, Derby High/Middle School combined Marching Band and Cheer Team, Shelton Intermediate School Marching Band, Rich Bobinski Orchestra and King-Robinson Magnet School Band.Residents can also bring old flags that need to be retired. The St. Michael Post 1562 Catholic War Veterans will be collecting them along the parade route so that they may be properly retired at a ceremony they will conduct after the parade at their headquarters in Derby.Below are some other events and parades nearby:Trumbull Memorial Day ParadeOrange Memorial Day Parade And CeremonyMemorial Day At The Beardsley ZooDockside Brewery's Memorial Day EventNorwalk's Annual Memorial Day ParadeDarien Memorial Day ParadeAs the observance has changed over the years, many families also use Memorial Day as an occasion to visit Shelton and Derby cemeteries and leave flowers at the graves of family members, regardless of whether they served in the military.Memorial Day Weekend is also the unofficial kickoff to summer in both communities, and residents can enjoy a number of outdoor activities in and around town if the weather allows for it.The history of Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, dates back to 1868, when Gen. John A. Logan called for a day of remembrance to honor the Northern lives lost amid battle during the Civil War that had ended just a few years earlier, according to History.com. As time passed, more and more people called it Memorial Day, and it became a federal holiday in 1971. Waterloo, New York, is considered the birthplace of Memorial Day. The town’s observance on May 5, 1866, predated Logan’s call for a day of remembrance. Local businesses closed and residents decorated the graves of fallen soldiers with flowers and flags.Until World War I, the holiday honored only those soldiers who died while fighting for the Union in the War, as Southern states honored their war dead on a separate day. After the 116,000-plus American deaths in World War I, the tradition changed to remember all who have died while serving in the military. Every year, a national moment of remembrance is held at 3 p.m. local time on Memorial Day. No matter where they are or what they’re doing, Americans are asked to pause for one minute in silence to remember military personnel who have given their lives in service to their country. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, the midday time was chosen because it’s a time when many Americans will be enjoying their freedoms on a national holiday.The article Memorial Day Weekend 2024: Events, Parades Around Shelton-Derby appeared first on Shelton-Derby, CT Patch.
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