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Remembrance Day
Article featured in Avatar - Volume 3, Issue 5. (November 2009).
Remembrance Day by Jessie Remembrance Day, or Poppy Day, is commonly observed on the 11th day of November to mark the day World War I ended ninety-one years ago, in 1918. On or near this day, nine nations memorialize the sacrifices of both civilians and members of the armed forces in times of war, with special events such as parades and moments of silence. On Remembrance Day many people wear paper poppies, small red flowers with black centers, as a symbol of remembrance. The red color of the poppy is a suitable representation of the bloodshed of past wars, but was chosen because it was inspired by John McCrae’s poem In Flanders Fields: In Flanders Fields the poppies blow Between the crosses row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. – from In Flanders Fields, Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD, Canadian Army When is Remembrance Day in your country, and what is it called? Australia: 11 November, Remembrance Day Bermuda: 11 November, Remembrance Day Canada: 11 November, Remembrance Day France: 11 November, Armistice Day New Zealand: 11 November, Armistice Day South Africa: 11 November, Poppy Day United Kingdom: The 2nd Sunday of November, Remembrance Sunday United States: 11 November, Veterans Day |
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