Hi everybody, and welcome to a new NIL-Tech tutorial:  "Memorial Day".  

Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2022 will occur on Monday, May 30. 

Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or memorials, holding family gatherings and participating in parades. Unofficially, it marks the beginning of the summer season.

Facts, Meaning and Traditions

Did you know? Each year on Memorial Day a national moment of remembrance takes place at 3:00 p.m. local time.

Cities and towns across the United States host Memorial Day parades each year, often incorporating military personnel and members of veterans’ organizations. Some of the largest parades take place in Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C. 

Americans also observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries and memorials. Some people wear a red poppy in remembrance of those fallen in war—a tradition that began with a World War I poem. On a less somber note, many people take weekend trips or throw parties and barbecues on the holiday, perhaps because Memorial Day weekend—the long weekend comprising the Saturday and Sunday before Memorial Day and Memorial Day itself—unofficially marks the beginning of summer.

In this tutorial, we used the following supplies:

• B pencil 
• 3B pencil 
• 5B pencil 
• 5H pencil 
• colored pencils
• Blue
• Red
• Kneaded Eraser
• White Vinyl Eraser

 

Let's start Memorial Day drawing step by step!