Poppies symbolise remembrance.
The story goes that, following one of the bloodiest battles of World War I, in the fields of Flanders in Western Europe,when the ground was completely churned up and muddied, thousands of red poppies sprang up. The seeds had lain dormant in the soil and, after being aerated with the churning of the soil from the soldiers' boots and fertilised with their blood, the poppies grew abundantly, springing forth new life from death.
This is why poppies are worn on Remembrance Day (commemorating Armistice Day) as well as ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand, and other solemn occasions when we remember the soldiers who fought or even gave their lives for our freedom.
Another reason poppies came to such prominence in association with World War I is because of how they were immortalised in that most famous poem of WWI, In Flanders Fields, written by John McCrae. This poem is spoken at memorial services everywhere on both ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day.
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In North America it is celebrated on November 11th, in Canada it is called Rememrance Day and every one should wear a poppy to honour the soldiers and the veterans.
It's another type of Veterans day.
It's another type of Veterans Day.
Remembrance Day (Poppy Day) in Commonwealth countries is November 11. In New Zealand, France, Belgium, Serbia, and the US, it is called Veterans Day. Remembrance Sunday is the nearest Sunday to Poppy Day.
Its called a poppy!
From your local VFW hall, were they often pass them out around Veteran's Day.
Canada, for one, celebrates Remembrance Day.
Veterans Day is observed as Remembrance Day in many parts of Europe. It is also known as Poppy Day or Armistice Day.
Armistice Day .
Veterans Day in the US. Also known as Poppy day and Armistice day in other countries.
Veterans Day was called Armistice Day in 1919.