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🇱🇷 Decoration Day in Liberia
Day to decorate the graves of ancestors
Date in Liberia
March 13
Instituted1916
A day to remember and honor the deceased by decorating their graves.
A national day for Liberians to clean and decorate the graves of their loved ones
How Decoration Day is observed in Liberia
Historical significance
Established in 1916 to honor Liberian soldiers who died in World War I.
Public life in Liberia
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Gregorian
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