DECK THE HOLIDAY'S

    Is it called  Memorial Day or  Decoration Day?      Many people, especially those in the south, ask themselves this question every year. Compounding the confusion is the fact that both celebrations are often held on the same weekend in May. Most of us have participated in Memorial Day celebrations. I've had the experience of participating in several Decoration Day celebrations as well. According to  History.com  Memorial Day was first celebrated as Decoration Day. This day first happened officially a few years after the Civil Warn ended on May 30, 1868.     General John Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic is widely credited for the original proclamation. This held great importance even though the Grand Army of the Republic was a group of former soldiers and sailors and not a governmental organization. President    Richard Nixon  officially declared Memorial Day to be a federal holiday in 1971. It is held on the last Monday in May as a remembrance

   This diy comes from  www.goorigami.com  .  Make a few of these and put them in unsuspecting places people wouldn't think of running into your paper bats! I’ve been looking for a nice and simple origami bat to fold this Halloween and found plenty of various designs – from really simple to just way too much complicated (well, at least for me!). This one, designed by Nick Robinson, is my favorite so far. It looks great, doesn’t involve cutting or gluing and very easy to fold. I made it from a square sheet of origami paper, black on both sides, but one-sided paper will do too! Description Name: Origami Bat Designer: Nick Robinson Paper ratio: square Paper size: 7.5 cm Model size: ~ 8 cm Paper: Kami (mono color), JONG IE NARA Diagram: Origami Bat by Nick Robinson

     Golden Week (Gōruden Wīku ), often abbreviated to simply GW and also known as  Ōgon shūkan  ( "Golden Week") or  Ōgata renkyū  ( "Large consecutive holiday") is a Japanese term applied to the period containing the following public holidays: April 29    Emperor's Birthday  (Tennō tanjōbi), until 1988    Greenery Day  (Midori no hi), from 1989 until 2006    Shōwa Day  (Shōwa no hi), from 2007 Perhaps a little kite flying during this holiday May 3    Constitution Memorial Day  ( Kenpō kinenbi) May 4     Holiday  (Kokumin no kyūjitsu), from 1985 until 2006     Greenery Day  (Midori no hi), from 2007 May 5     Children's D ay (Kodomo no hi), also customarily known as  Boys' Day  (Tango no sekku) Heading out to a movie or dinner for Golden Week History     The National Holiday Laws, promulgated in July 1948, declared nine official holidays. Since many were concentrated in a week spanning the end of