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  2. Remembrance Day - Wikipedia

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    A Remembrance Day parade and service in Bridgetown, Barbados, 2019. In Barbados, Remembrance Day is not a public holiday. It is recognised as 11 November, but the parade and ceremonial events are carried out on Remembrance Sunday. [13] The day is commemorated to recognise the Barbadian soldiers who died fighting in the First and Second World Wars.

  3. Armistice Day - Wikipedia

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    Armistice Day celebrations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 11 November 1918. Armistice Day, later known as Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth and Veterans Day in the United States, is commemorated every year on 11 November to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, at 5:45 am [1] for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of ...

  4. Remembrance Sunday - Wikipedia

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    The focus of remembrance for the dead of the First World War originally fell on Armistice Day itself, commencing in 1919. As well as the National Service in London, events were staged at town and village war memorials, often featuring processions of civic dignitaries and veterans.

  5. Remembrance Day around the world - AOL

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    On November 11, people all over the world pause for a moment to remember those who have died in the line of duty. As the Commonwealth countries are preparing for the sombre day, here are some of ...

  6. Remembrance Sunday: When is it and how is it being ... - AOL

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    Remembrance Sunday is held on the second Sunday of November every year to honour Britain’s war dead.. In 2023, it follows neatly one day after Armistice Day on Saturday 11 November, which ...

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

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    Armistice Day is observed in Britain every 11 November to mark the agreement signed between the Allies and Germany that brought an end to the First World War and to remember the soldiers who gave ...

  8. Culture of Remembrance - Wikipedia

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    In the strictest sense, Remembrance Culture consists of all the behavioral configurations and socially approved or acquired manners of a society or group used to keep parts of the past in their consciousness and thus deliberately make it present. The central theme is not the display of historical and objective knowledge but primarily collective ...

  9. National Service of Remembrance - Wikipedia

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    It commemorates "the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts". [1] It takes place on the second Sunday in November, the Sunday nearest to 11 November, Armistice Day, [a] the anniversary of the end of hostilities in the First World War at 11 a.m. in 1918.