The Bright Red Poppy is Regarded as a Resilient Flower- The bright red poppy regarded as a resilient flower on Armistice Day.
What is Armistice Day?
- Held on November 11th every year
- Commemorates signing of the armistice between the Allies and Germany.
- Hostilities however continued in some areas but the armistice ended four years of fighting in the First World War.
- Britain pauses for a two-minute silence at 11 am on November 11th remembering the lives sacrificed in two world wars.
- Also called Remembrance Day. This year Armistice Day falls on a Friday.
- Not to be confused with Remembrance Sunday falling on the second Sunday in November.
- After the Second World War, many countries changed the name of the day from Armistice Day to Remembrance Day
- US calls it Veterans Day now a federal holiday.
✍Examrace Team at Sep 7, 2021