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Why are poppies used as a sign of remembrance for the world wars?
because the soldiers died in the flanders fields which where the poppies were grown
What grew on the battlefields of the western front?
Poppies grew.
Why do people wear poppies and buy them please question back?
because they were the flowers that grew on the battlefields after world war one. =]
Why do the veterans of foreign wars volunteers give you a paper poppy after you give them a donation?
Red poppies began growing on the bomb blasted battlefields in the First World War. They were adopted as a symbol for the wasted lives and futility of war. Since then, poppies are sold by charities to help armed forces veterans who have and still are suffering from conflicts any where in the world up to the present day.
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
What grew on the battlefields of the western front became a symbol of remembrance?
Poppies grew.
Why do poppies represent Rememberence day?
Poppies were the only plants that grew in the ravaged fields of World War I. John McCrae wrote a poem "In Flanders Field" after being inspired by the poppies growing in the battlefield, and when the poem was published, poppies became associated with remembering the soldiers who gave their lives.
Why do you wear poppies as your symbol?
Because they used to plant poppies around the crosses of the dead soldiers. As it says in flanders fields: Red poppies grew in the bomb blasted earth on the WW1 battlefields in such profusion that the red poppy was adopted to honour the dead.
What do you do for Remembrance Day?
People wear poppies to remember those who sacrificed their lives for our country. Poppies are also worn because they were the only plant that blossomed throughout some of the worst battlefields. We have a two minute silence at eleven on November 11 because that was the time World War 1 ended. :)
When did poppy day start?
People started to wear poppies when the war first started in 1912, the first world war, in memory of people who passed away in the war.
What do poppies reprsent?
poppies symbolizes peace and war.
What does wearing paper poppies mean?
growing poppies could be a criminal offense, ask homeland security.
