Memorial Day is different in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Virginia, Louisiana, and Tennessee. How?These states celebrate Memorial Day on Jefferson Davis' birthdayInstead of a somber, solemn observance, these states celebrate the memory of the fallen with gala festivalsMemorial Day in these states excludes the Union dead in the Civil WarThese states choose to honor Confederate dead in the Civil War on a separate dayIn these states, the Confederate flag is flown alongside the American flag |