REMEMBRANCE DAY 11TH NOVEMBER 2016

 Remembrance Day, also called Poppy Day, is a memorial day to remember the First World War following a tradition inagurated by King George V in 1919. the hostilities of the war formally ended at "at the 11 hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.". The emblem of the poppy is due to the poem "In Flanders Fields" written by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. After Reading it Moina Michael, wrote the poem "We shall remember." and swore to wear a red poppy on the anniversary. This custom spread to Europe and the countries of the British Empire and Commonwealth.

IN FLANDERS FIELDS

In Flanders fields the poppies grow

Between 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.

John McCrae

Here you can find more information about this day in 2016. (photos and videos)
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34790255
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34759291