Remembrance Day

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11 ноября
«Remembrance Day»

Международный день

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Ноябрь, 2019г.

week before the 11 of November, people all over Britain

wear a little red paper poppy. They do this to commemorate Remembrance Day, or Poppy Day, which takes place each year on 11 November to remember the millions who died for their country. Poppy Day is on this date because World War I ended in the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918.

symbol of Remembrance Day because they are the only Flowers

that grew on the battlefields after World War I .They are very delicate flowers, too, and live for a short time. Some people have also pointed out that fields of bright red poppies look like fields of
blood. There are many poems about Remembrance Day and many of them mention poppies. One of the most famous of these poems is In Flanders Fields.

the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and

in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly.
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

the second Sunday in November which is known as Remembrance

Sunday. The Royal Family and top politicians attend a special service in
London at the Cenotaph, which means “The Empty Tomb” in Greek. Old war veterans lay wreaths on the steps of the
monument. At 11 am, there is a two-minute silence. A lone soldier plays a piece of music called The Last Post on the
bugle to introduce the two-minute silence. Soldiers play another
piece, The Rouse, to signal the end of it. Musicians also play traditional wartime songs such as The White
Cliffs of Dover and It’s a Long Way to Tipperary .