Happy Remembrance day
Today we celebrate the Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth member states since the end of the First World War to honour armed forces members who have died in the line of duty. Following a tradition inaugurated by King George V in 1919, the day is also marked by war remembrances in many non-Commonwealth countries. Do you know what is about Remembrance is well I'll tell you on November, Britain reflects and remembers those who have fallen in conflict in the run up to Remembrance Day. And for many people, that will mean wearing the Royal British Legion's poppy, a symbol of flowers that grew from the graves of those who fell on the Western Front in the First World War. Each poppy have different colours one is red
The remembrance poppy is an worn in some countries to commemorate their military personnel who died in war. Veterans' associations exchange poppies for charitable donations used to give financial, social and emotional support to members and veterans of the armed forces.Inspired by the war poem "", and promoted by , they were first used near the end of to commemorate and military casualties of the war. established the first "Poppy Days" to raise funds for veterans, widows, orphans, , and charities such as the Red cross.Today, the remembrance poppy is mainly used in the and the , where it has been trademarked by veterans' associations for fundraising. In these countries, small remembrance poppies are often worn on clothing leading up to and poppy are often laid at . In and , they are also worn on .
The 's Poppy Appeal has caused in recent decades, with some-including veterans-arguing that the symbol has been used excessively to marshal support for British military campaigns and that public figures have been pressured to wear the poppies. Next was white poppy
The white poppy is handed out by a charity called Peace Pledge Union, which promotes peace. They say that the white poppy commemorates people who died in conflict, but focuses on achieving peace and challenging the way we look at war.The white poppy was designed by the Peace Pledge Union and is worn as a symbol of pacifism, the belief war and violence in general are not needed.And finally is the purple poppy
The purple poppy is to remember the animals that have been victims of war, particularly the horses that were killed or injured during WWI. Donations to the Purple Poppy Appeal, organised by the War Horse Memorial, go to charities such as the World Horse Welfare.The purple was created in 2006 by the charity as a way to commemorate animals which served during conflicts as the charity viewed that they had been the forgotten victims of war. Approximately eight million horses and donkeys died during the . It was created to be worn alongside red or white poppies. Animal Aid continued to sell the purple poppy with proceeds going to them until 2015 when they replaced the symbol with an enamel purple paw badge as they felt it was being misinterpreted - the animals are not "heroes" but victims. The purple poppy symbol was subsequently picked up by the Murphy's Army charity in 2016 and continued to be sold by them.
There is a specified purple poppy day in addition to Remembrance Day on 11 November where purple poppies would be worn. The date is movable, however. In 2018, in order to coincide with 100 years since the end of the First World War, 23 August was chosen as purple poppy day to coincide with the . This was the date of the first battle between British and German forces during the First World War.The purple poppy was not endorsed by , which sells the official red remembrance poppies. However they did state: "We see no conflict in wearing the red poppy next to the purple or . Many animal rights supporters also support our work. We do ask that the items are not offered alongside each other however as this would confuse the public." Some towns have included purple poppies alongside red ones in official Remembrance displays. Next is flags
The Flag protocol for Remembrance Day comes from Legion Dominion Command. It states that outside Canadian flags flown at branches or cenotaphs where a Remembrance Day service will occur will be flown at full-mast until the playing of the first note of the Last Post, and then lowered as per custom.
At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month - we will remember them. The Armistice, an agreement to end the fighting of the First World War as a prelude to peace negotiations, began at 11am on 11 November 1918. Armistice is Latin for to stand (still) arms. To this day we mark Armistice Day around the United Kingdom with a Two Minute Silence at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month.The in London is held on Remembrance Sunday, the closest Sunday to 11 November. The service is attended by senior members of the Royal Family, including Her Majesty the Queen, HM Government and usually features a March Past involving 10,000 veterans.
This year's Remembrance Sunday will take place on 14 November. Please be advised that we are currently working towards business as usual for the Cenotaph Dispersal on Remembrance Sunday. We will continue to monitor government advice for mass gatherings to ensure the health and safety of our participants, which remains our priority, and update accordingly.
We will remember the heroes at the world war 1 and 2 without them we will be done for and Happy Remembrance everyone
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