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

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    In the United States, President Woodrow Wilson hailed the first Armistice Day celebration on 11 November 1919, although it would not be formalised by Congress until 1926. France followed suit in ...

  5. Remembrance Sunday - Wikipedia

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    The Anglican Church of Korea also celebrates the day to commemorate, in particular, the Commonwealth soldiers who fought in the Korean War with a service at the Seoul Anglican Cathedral. In New Zealand an attempt was made to change Armistice Day to Remembrance Sunday after World War II but it was a failure, partly owing to competition from ...

  6. The Royal Family Reveals This Year’s Festival of Remembrance ...

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    Each year, the royal family attends the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall, an event that is dedicated to the armed forces members who have served Britain and the greater ...

  7. Opinion - Veterans Day lessons of remembrance for Donald Trump

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    Today is Veteran’s Day in America. The original reason for this holiday was to commemorate the end of World War I on the eleventh hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.

  8. Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day - Wikipedia

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    Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day is observed in locations including Canada, [2] United States, [8] Australia, [3] Ireland, [9] and the United Kingdom. [10] Recognition of the holiday has grown since the early 2000s. The day of remembrance includes candle-lighting vigils and a Wave of Light, a worldwide lighting of buildings and ...

  9. Memorial Day 2024: The Meaning & History of the Holiday

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    Many Americans mark Memorial Day with an official moment of remembrance at 3 p.m. local time. During the 3 p.m. moment of remembrance on Memorial Day, Amtrak conductors sound one long whistle in ...