美国星期一纪念阵亡将士
<p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unofficial">unofficial</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="season">season</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="picnics">picnics</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="trips">trips</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beaches">beaches</span>, <span word="parks">parks</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="campgrounds">campgrounds</span>.</p><p><span word="Officially">Officially</span>, <span word="Memorial">Memorial</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="Memorial">Memorial</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1971.</p><p><span word="Observances">Observances</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wreath">wreath</span>-<span word="laying">laying</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tomb">Tomb</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Unknown">Unknown</span> <span word="Soldier">Soldier</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Arlington">Arlington</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Cemetery">Cemetery</span>.</p><p><span word="Memorial">Memorial</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1865, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="War">War</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 50 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="War">War</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="wars">wars</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Rolling">Rolling</span> <span word="Thunder">Thunder</span>, <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="veterans">veterans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="motorcycles">motorcycles</span>, <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monuments">monuments</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Mall">Mall</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="wars">wars</span>.</p><p>很多美国人星期一都不用去上班上学。这个三天的长周末是美国夏季休假季节的非正式开始。许多家庭进行烧烤或前往海滨、公园或营地休闲。</p><p>每年5月最后一个星期一的阵亡将士纪念日是为了缅怀美国历史上所有阵亡的军人。国会1971年宣布阵亡将士纪念日为全国的联邦假日。</p>
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