Tue, 11 November 2025
Remembrance Day
Remembrance honours those who serve to defend our democratic freedoms and way of life. We unite across faiths, cultures and backgrounds to remember the service and sacrifice of the Armed Forces community from United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
The Poppy
The poppy is worn on Remembrance Day as it became a symbol for remembering fallen soldiers after World War I. The bright red flower represents the blood shed and the sacrifice made by soldiers. Wearing a poppy shows respect and support for veterans and those who died in war.
The Royal British Legion and other organisations started selling paper poppies to raise money for veterans and their families, and this tradition has continued around the world ever since.
During World War I, the battlefields in places like Flanders (in Belgium) were often muddy and devastated. Amid this destruction, bright red poppies grew wild and stood out against the bleak landscape. This inspired a Canadian doctor and soldier named John McCrae to write a famous poem called “In Flanders Fields” in 1915. The poem talks about the poppies growing between the graves of fallen soldiers.
Because of this, the poppy became a powerful symbol of both the blood shed by soldiers and the hope of new life after the war.
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