When is remembrance day

The armistice took place on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in , which is why the UK holds two minutes of silence at 11am every November It was signed in Compiegne in Northern France and forced Germans to evacuate invaded countries within a two-week period.

However, after the outbreak of WW2, many countries changed the name of this day, with some members of the Commonwealth choosing to call it Remembrance Day. In the UK, it is now known as both. In the UK, Remembrance Sunday is held on the Sunday nearest to Armistice Day and marked by ceremonies at war memorial across the country.

A National Service of Remembrance, which is attended by members of the Royal Family, the Government and representatives from the armed forces, is held at 11am at The Cenotaph in Whitehall.

The reason the poppies are worn is because they are the flowers which grew on the battlefields after WW1 ended. The Royal British Legion is the charity which runs the poppy appeal each year and it gives the money to the service women and men who are still alive and whose lives have been changed by war. Thousands of people in the pasted opted for white poppies over the traditional red.

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Remembrance Day is observed in Canada and other Commonwealth nations, which include 53 member states, nearly all of them former territories of the British Empire on November When is Remembrance Day ? History of Remembrance Day At 11 A. In , some prominent citizens, many of them veterans, pushed for greater recognition and to separate the remembrance of wartime sacrifice from the Thanksgiving holiday.

In , the federal government decreed that the newly named Remembrance Day would be observed on 11 November and moved Thanksgiving Day to a different date. Remembrance Day would emphasize the memory of fallen soldiers instead of the political and military events leading to victory in the First World War.

Remembrance Day rejuvenated interest in recalling the war and military sacrifice, attracting thousands to ceremonies in cities large and small across the country. Following a campaign to have the flower adopted as an official symbol of Remembrance across the US, Michael worked with others who wanted to do the same in Canada, Australia and the UK.

Around 40, volunteers now distribute 40 million poppies each year. Poppy Appeal sellers can also be found in most places closer to Remembrance Day. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later?