Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day(inAustralia,Canada,and theUnited Kingdom) is a day to remember people who fought and died inwars.It is on November 11. On that day in 1918 came the end ofWorld War IwithArmistice with Germany.

Remembrance Day was started in 1919 byKing George Vof the United Kingdom. On the same day, othercountriesalso have days to remember war andsoldiers.There isVeteran's Dayin theUnited States,andArmistice DayinFrance,Belgium,New Zealandand other countries.

Traditions

Poppies are often worn on Remembrance Day, and a few days before

There are some things that people do on Remembrance Day at 11:00 AM. That is when World War I ended. At aceremonyfor Remembrance Day, atunecalled "The Last Post"is played on abugle(or sometimes a trumpet). Then there are two minutes ofsilence.At the end of the silence, the bugle plays a tune called "Reveille".

In many countries, many people wear apoppyon Remembrance Day, and for a few days before. The remembrance poppy is an artificial flower to commemorate those who died in war. People bringwreathsmade of poppies to Remembrance Day ceremonies. The poppy is asymbolto show they remember the wars and the soldiers who fought in them. Poppies were chosen as a symbol because they often grew inbattlefieldsafter the soldiers stopped fighting.

Related pages

• Veterans Day