Memorial Day USA

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  1. 3. event to celebrate a holiday; features balloons, floats, music, performances, etc.
  2. 4. in the US, this has 13 stripes and 50 stars
  3. 5. Memorial Day is the start of this season
  4. 8. national animal of the USA
  5. 9. common event to celebrate Memorial Day; includes a lot of food and spending time with family
  6. 13. to put on objects in order to make something more beautiful
  7. 15. memorial day began after this American war
  8. 16. day of the week this holiday is celebrated
  9. 17. a religious symbol made of two intersecting lines that is used to decorate graves on Memorial Day
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  1. 1. city where first celebrations began
  2. 2. leader of the United States; changes every 4 years
  3. 6. the group of people who fight in a war
  4. 7. city that is called the birthplace of Memorial Day
  5. 10. common decoration made of leaves and sticks
  6. 11. this day is celebrated at the end of May
  7. 12. the month in which the holiday is celebrated
  8. 14. first name of Memorial Day; ______ Day