The green leaf on the poppy does not represent anything independently from the poppy itself. The poppy is used as a memorial flower for veterans.
The green leaf on the poppy does not represent anything independently from the poppy itself. The poppy is used as a memorial flower for veterans.
"In Flander's Fields", the poppy represents the war.
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it represents grief of deaths.
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Because Mekon, a man loved by the goddess Demeter was metamorphosed into a poppy flower.
It takes place at the Tomb Of The Unknown Warrior. Each country has one to represent the first killed solider in battle. They lay a ring of poppy flowers on the tomb. Poppy flowers were found when, in the trenches, people bled and from that blood, poppy flowers grew.
In the runup to Rembrance Day, 11th November, we wear poppies to represent the fact that after World War One, the only thing that grew in the war fields was poppies.
In England Wales, and Northern Ireland remembrance day poppies are mostly paper representatives of the flat Earl Haig attributed design, a flat two petal poppy with a leaf made in Richmond Surrey. (The Car Poppy sold by the Royal British Legion has no leaf). In Scotland remembrance day poppies have four petals and no design has a leaf, they are made by poppyscotland. Countries around the world have other designs. The only significance of the leaf, or no leaf poppy is that it may give a clue to the country where the poppy was, or was not, manufactured. There are no rules governing how, or where to wear a poppy, nor the angle of the leaf if present.
Its called a poppy!