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Remembrance Day or Veteran's Day Activities
LEST WE FORGET
World War One (WWI) ended on Nov 11, 1918 after four years of fighting by countries around the world. Millions of people lost their lives in the war.
Remembrance Day or Veteran's Day are observed by countries all over the world on November 11th each year.
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Why do we wear a poppy? In the chaos of war, much of nature was destroyed but the poppies survived and bloomed in the fields where so many young men had died. In 1915, a Canadian doctor named John McCrae was treating soldiers wounded during the war and noticed the poppies blooming amongst the gravestones. Touched by the sight, he was inspired to write the poem, "In Flanders Fields". Today we wear poppies and often read the poem each November in memory of those who served in war. Although the Canadian poem, written by a doctor serving in France, inspired the poppy-wearing, it was an American woman named Moina Michael who decided to use the poppy as a symbol of everything that was going on. She vowed to wear a poppy every year in remembrance and inspired others around the world to do the same. |
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Other Activities you may like:Article: A Remembrance Day (Veteran's Day) Story Article: Please Wear a Poppy |
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