Who celebrates rememberance day?

Answer 1

Probably nobody. Many countries "commemorate" it. But it is broader than remembering dead soldiers. One may consider all that sacrificed and suffered. Broadly speaking you refer to Armistice Day Nov. 11 when the First World War ended but many extend this to WWII or to other wars in which their country was involved.

The main countries involved in WWI would have public and official commemorations. Usually multiple ones in many villages and towns.

There are other countries which though neutral do have Prime Ministers and heads of State attend both at home and abroad, for example Ireland. This is complicated by the fact that Ireland was a British colony and had a rebellion for Independence in 1916 the Middle of WWI! Yet at least 37,000 Irish died mostly from the "Catholic/Nationalist" south of Ireland which wanted independence from the UK. In fact the vast minority of Irish serving or dying in the British Army were from that part of Ireland which wanted to stay as part of the UK. Most of the dead came from the "nationalist" South who wanted to leave the UK but there was always a tradition of the Irish fighting in English/British Military. In fact this continues - the first "British" military death in the current Iraq conflict was in fact an Irish man.

There were commemorations but few attended and WWI veterans were spurned by most in the new Republic. The symbolic Poppy for example is not traditionally worn by Irish and seen as a symbol of British Militarism in Ireland. However the President and Prime Minister and Army Band do have a ceremony on Nov. 11. -Bart