it think its because its where the popies where and something to do with the war and the soldiers. and like rememberance day too... its in the America anthom or something
that answer above is wrong.
Flanders Field is where the bodies of the people who fought in world war I, II, III.
The part about the poppies, there were thousands and thousands of poppies growing in the field. This become the Remembrance Day symbol. There is no mention of Flanders Fields in the American anthem. Since it is a Canadian holiday.
Yes. there are poems written about flanders feilds where the fallen now rest.
The Canadian 10 dollar bill has the poem "In Flanders Fields" written on it.
"In Flander's Fields", the poppy represents the war.
Flanders is the name given to northern Belgium. Many of the brutal actions of the first World War (1914 - 1918) took place there and the land was disturbed and churned up. Poppies tend to grow in freshly turned earth, so as the land began to recover the fields were covered in them. Although poppies have been a symbol of death and rebirth since ancient times, Mcrae's poem, "In Flanders Fields" gave a new impetus to the idea and they have become synonymous with our remembrance of those who fell in war.
Flanders was important as a battlefield for hundreds of years, particularly during the Napoleonic war and First World War.
Flanders is in Belgium.
In Flanders Fields - John McCrae
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.
I think mostly because a Canadian wrote the poem "Flanders Fields". Flanders was allegedly a generic name for battlefields in the county of Flanders in Belgium. Canada fought many of their most important battles there; Ypres, The Somme and Passchendaele. John MacCrae wrote the poem during the battle of the Somme, in Flanders.
Flanders field was the battlefront in Flanders during World War 1. There died a lot of British soldiers, so one of those British soldiers wrote a poem: In Flanders fields. Flanders is located in Belgium. It lies in the north of Belgium and they speak Dutch (Flemish).
The foe referred to in the poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae is the enemy soldiers fighting on the opposing side during World War I. They are portrayed as the adversaries to the soldiers and victims memorialized in Flanders Fields.
The poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae was written during the Second Battle of Ypres.Ypres is a city in Belgium.
Colonel McCrae was in Canada when he wrote In Flanders Fields. He was in hospital after being shot.
Yes, there is more than one Flanders Fields. The most famous Flanders Fields is located in Belgium and is known for its significance during World War I, particularly the battles fought there and the poignant poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae. Additionally, "Flanders" can refer to various regions, towns, and locations in Belgium, as well as other areas named Flanders in different countries, though they may not have the same historical significance.
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In Flanders Fields which is where the war was
Yes. there are poems written about flanders feilds where the fallen now rest.