SAVANNAH Georgia (April 10, 2013) – Formerly known as
Decoration Day, Memorial Day originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the Union and Confederate soldiers who died in the war.
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| Entrance to old Fort Jackson on the Savannah River. |
In an address delivered for
Memorial Day on May 30, 1884, Oliver Windell Holmes spoke that “life is a profound and passionate thing” and of “youth they lent the passion and joy of the spring”.
"Life is action and passion.” – Oliver Windell Holmes
For a long holiday weekend in Savannah,
Romantic Inns of Savannah innkeepers will help you to celebrate
Memorial Day – the day in late May that typically marks the start of the summer vacation season. Labor Day marks its end.
We invite you to get away for gentle climates and quiet, patriotic days and nights in Savannah. Enthusiastically, we look forward to welcoming you to our
Romantic Inns in Savannah on your next road trip to the Georgia Coast!
Monday, May 27, 2013 - Memorial Day in Savannah, Georgia USA
Especially in Savannah’s beautiful springtime one does not need events. The city itself is a spectacular destination worth the trip and worth the anticipation to explore.
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Memorial Day is a patriotic holiday in the USA,
a time for a long weekend to begin
your summer vacation in Savannah, Georgia. |
Memorial Day is a
respectful time for tributes to the ultimate sacrifices by soldiers. For nearly 300 years and today Savannah maintains an idyllic, southern way of life because of brave soldiers and wise civic leaders.
Recommendations from our innkeepers embrace Savannah’s unique places and southern style. Famous places include garden-park cemeteries -- Colonial Cemetery downtown, Bonaventure Cemetery on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, and Laurel Grove Cemetery where over 600 Confederates from the Battle of Gettysburg are buried.
- On tours of mansion museums in our fair city, you’ll come to appreciate architecture and lifestyles that survived the Civil War.
- On a walk down the Bull Street corridor, visitors will take photographs in Savannah’s famous squares that highlight monuments dedicated to fallen heroes.
- On a walk along the Savannah River riverfront and bluff tourists will see the World War II Memorial, and Vietnam War Memorial.
- Colonial and 19th Century forts – Fort Jackson and Fort Pulaski -- are spots you don’t want to miss.
Events Memorial Day Weekend --- May 23 – 26, 2013 - Tony Award-winning Best Musical, "Urinetown" at Lucas Theatre
- Saturday, May 25, 2013 - “The Savannah Mile” (run benefits line-of-duty tragedy survivors)
- Saturday, May 25, 2013 – “Savannah Live” (8 p.m.)at historic Savannah Theatre.
- Sunday, May 26, 2013 (1 – 3 p.m.) - War of Jenkins' Ear at Wormsloe State Park
- Sunday, May 26, 2013 – “Jukebox Journey” (3 p.m.) at historic Savannah Theatre
Historically, Savannah’s slow-talking passionates offer refreshing welcome, goods, and services.  |
Located in Madison Square, downtown Savannah,
patriotic monument to Sgt. William Jasper, hero in the
American Revolutionary War, Battle of Savannah |
During the 1700s, early colonists built a “Strangers House” in Savannah on Johnson Square. Yet, today the tales of ‘life and passion’ are daily episodes, like the arrival of strangers and returning friends into our historic Savannah inns. For over a century grand homes and colonial cottages have played important roles of ‘life and passion’ in the Hostess City of the South.
You will recognize more local names that we share with you in our chat here about ‘
the passionates’ in Savannah, Georgia.
The headline from GastroTraveling is “
Savannah Bee Company Passionate About Honey”. The local artisan honey is at the core of a modern-day, home-spun Savannah small business that has gained a chic-crowd following and now-famous praise. Besides that, the honey is delicious and the founder so passionate to deliver excellence!
Fleet Feet Sports -- the tireless sponsors of running events in the Savannah Area – posts this question on its web site: “
Are you passionate about running and fitness?” Fleet Feet is a primary sponsor of running events year around, including the “
The Savannah Mile” on Memorial Day weekend (May 25, 2013), and the
Rock N Roll Marathon (November 9, 2013).
Of
Flannery O’Connor’s Childhood Home, one TripAdvisor.com reviewer from North Carolina writes of his experience at the Pulitzer® prize writer’s home: “Absorbing story of a passionate girl. We absorbed vignettes of her child life on Lafayette Square and caught glimpses of the spirited, assured youngster, who would spell as she chose and not as directed! A true sense of caring for her memories is rolled up in the house restoration, which presents a resemblance of the O'Connor's 1930's decor and furnishings. The museum volunteers, staff, and donors earn our thanks for preserving and showing off the plain texture and style of this bygone era.”
Of the
Black History Tour another TripAdvisor.com reviewer writes, “History Brought to Life Through Passionate and Gifted Story-Telling”. One stop on the tour is the
First African Baptist Church, built by God-loving slaves. During the 1800s church patrons passionately hosted an important hub of freedom seekers, those traveling along the Underground Railroad during the American Civil War.
There is no need to wait only for Memorial Day. The passionate spirit of the
Romantic Inns of Savannah is stated gently in our tagline –
Let Savannah Romance You!™ Be assured that guests staying under our roofs will spend their pleasantest days here, whether slumberous or excursion packed. Our innkeepers are among the doting
passionates, too. Yes, the synonyms apply -- excitable, emotional, impulsive, and zealous.
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The passionates’ and the homes of
Romantic Inns of Savannah are like Savannah herself -- always dressed and ready for company. Just ask. We’ll even rustle up a picnic ‘dinner on the ground’* for you!
Of Memorial Day Wikipedia describes: “People gather on the designated day and put flowers on graves and renew contacts with kinfolk and others. There often is a religious service and a ‘dinner on the ground’*, the traditional term for a potluck meal in which people used to spread the dishes out on sheets or tablecloths on the grass. It is believed that this practice began before the American Civil War and thus may reflect the real origin of the ‘memorial day’ idea. Source: Memorial Day, Wikipedia
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