People wear poppy in November because it represents the people in the war battling.
In the UK some Buddhists do wear poppies.
Some people, normally members of the unionist community, do wear red poppies around November, in memory of those that have lost their lives in wars.
Poppies
we wear poppies on remembrance day to show our respect for the people who died in the wars.
Because The Republic of Ireland see the poppy as a sign of unionism.
People wear poppies for Remembrance Day because of a poem written by John McCrae (a Canadian military doctor in World War One) called "In Flanders Fields." Poppies bloom throughout Flanders, where some of the worst fighting of the war occurred--and the poppies grow all through the torn-up fields and in the cemetaries--and so they became a symbol of Remembrance Day.
people wear poppies to pay respect to the dead soldiers who sacrificed their lives for us and our nation.
In Ireland, the wearing of poppies is a more sensitive issue compared to other parts of the UK. While some individuals, particularly in Northern Ireland, do wear poppies to commemorate soldiers who died in World War I and II, many in the Republic of Ireland may avoid wearing them due to the symbol's association with British military history and its complex implications related to the Troubles. Instead, some people in Ireland may choose to wear a white poppy as a symbol of peace and remembrance for all victims of war.
Muslims are forbidden to eat the intoxicants extracted from poppies or similar plants. I don't how they may wear it. Anyhow it is recommended not to deal with poppies in any form.
You Wear Poppies in memory of the soldiers who died on Flanders Field. Because They were the only flowers growing when WW1 was happening. ^_^
Poppies are worn as a sign of remembrance of those soldiers who lost their lives in war.
I heard it was disrespectful to wear poppies after Nov. 11