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What does the flanders field poppy represent?
"In Flander's Fields", the poppy represents the war.
What is the significance of wearing a poppy?
The poppyis from Flanders fields where many men fought and died. After the war poppys grew and there i also a peoem called.'In flanders feilds'.
Why do you use poppies to remember those that died in ww1?
because soldiers died in poppy fields so it soldiers that have died that is also why it is called remembrance day and why we have two minuets silents.
Why do you need to wear the poppy why not somthing else?
It is worn because the poppies grew in the battlefields and flanders fields during world war 1
Are the opium poppy and the poppy you wear on remberance day the same?
No, the opium poppy (principally grown in Afghanistan and points further east) is not the same variety as you will find in Flanders' fields. The seeds which are used to make opium are found in only one variety.
Why is the poppy important?
... WHY YOU ASK ME
Who was the founder of the poppy?
There was no"founder of the poppy" -Poppies are a natural thing.Poppies were brought to peoples attention after Canadian Army doctor John Macrae saw how they blossomed over the fields where dead soldiers were buried, and wrote his now famous poem, "In Flanders fields"In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below.This poppy is worn in remembrance of the war dead in all Allied countries since World War 1.
Where in England is flanders fields?
Flanders is in Belgium.
What object symbolizes anzac?
The red poppy. For some reason, they used to grow over the graves of the soldiers. It's explained in the poem 'in Flanders fields' 😊
Name of in the poem flanders fields the poppies blow?
In Flanders Fields - John McCrae
In which country is flanders field?
Flanders Fields is the name given to the battlefields from World War I. The fields are located between West Flanders and East Flanders in Belgium.
Why are poppy's so important in remembrance day?
The significance of the poppy as a lasting memorial symbol to the fallen was realised by the Canadian surgeon John McCrae in his poem In Flanders Fields . The poppy came to represent the sacrifice made by his comrades and quickly became a lasting memorial to all those who died in World War One as well as subsequent wars . In Flanders Field 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. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields .
