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  2. In Flanders Fields - Wikipedia

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    The poem and poppy are prominent Remembrance Day symbols throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, particularly in Canada, where "In Flanders Fields" is one of the nation's best-known literary works. The poem is also widely known in the United States, where it is associated with Veterans Day and Memorial Day.

  3. Remembrance poppy - Wikipedia

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    A remembrance poppy is an artificial flower worn in some countries to commemorate their military personnel who died in war. Remembrance poppies are produced by veterans' associations, which exchange the poppies for charitable donations used to give financial, social and emotional support to members and veterans of the armed forces.

  4. Remembrance Sunday: What's different about the Scottish poppy?

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    The poppy as a symbol of remembrance was started by the American humanitarian Moina Michael, who was inspired by Lt Colonel John McCrae's poem In Flanders Fields describing the small plants ...

  5. Kate Middleton’s Decision to Wear Three Poppy Pins Instead of ...

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    The red flower is mostly associated with the U.K. and Commonwealth countries for Remembrance Day on Nov. 11, and the poppy symbol is believed to have come from the poem “In Flanders Fields” by ...

  6. We Shall Keep the Faith - Wikipedia

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    Wreaths of artificial poppies used as a symbol of remembrance "We Shall Keep the Faith" is a poem penned by Moina Michael in November 1918. She received inspiration for this poem from "In Flanders Fields". [1] The "poppy red" refers to Papaver rhoeas.

  7. Armistice Day: What is the history behind the Remembrance ...

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    Common misconceptions about the poppy are that it serves as an endorsement of war or that its colour is meant to represent bloodshed, objections first raised by well-meaning pacifists in the 1930s ...

  8. Remembrance Day - Wikipedia

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    Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day owing to the tradition of wearing a remembrance poppy) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth member states since the end of the First World War to honour armed forces members who have died in the line of duty. [1] The day is also marked by war remembrances in several other non-Commonwealth countries.

  9. Do you wear a poppy for Remembrance Day?: Some call it a ...

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    Do you wear a poppy to mark Remembrance Day? Canadians have varying views on whether the traditional poppy means what it used to as far as remembrance and reflection on war goes.