On November 11, British citizens (the Queen included) will honor veterans by wearing a crimson poppy pin. Here we look at what Remembrance Day is and how the poppy become the emblem in the U.K. and Canada.
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
was inspired by the imagery of the poem and decided to craft silk poppies as an act of remembrance and to raise money for veterans. In 1920 the poppy was adopted as a symbol of soldiers lost in warfare in the US, and other countries adopted the practice, though they chose to commemorate...
Australia and New Zealand observe a holiday like that called ANZAC Day. Come learn about this special day, what ANZAC means, why red poppies are part of the day's ceremonies, and some other interesting facts about this somber holiday. ...
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In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below. In the U.K., the pins are sold by the Royal British Legion to help raise money for veterans. Although less co...
WHY WE MUST NEVER FORGET . . .; SUSAN LEE Finds out How War Veterans Are Sharing Their Experiences with YoungstersByline: SUSAN LEETHEY sit like rows of poppies in their red school jumpers and listen to the old men talk.Separated by more than 70 years and a lifetime of experience the...