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Remembrance Day in Sri Lanka, also known as the National War heroes commemoration day, marks the capitulation of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the end to the Sri Lankan Civil War on 18 May 2009. The day is a war heroes commemoration day as well as a remembrance day for civilians who died in the war from both sides.
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 ...
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 ...
Remembrance Day, a commemorative day observed by many Commonwealth countries; Remembrance of the Dead, held annually on May 4 in the Netherlands; Remembrance Sunday (UK), is the second Sunday in November, the Sunday nearest to 11 November (Armistice Day) Remembrance Day bombing, took place on 8 November 1987 in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh ...
Remembrance Day (Chinese: 和平紀念日; Cantonese Yale: wòh pìhng géi nihm yaht; lit. 'Peace remembering day') is an anniversary in Hong Kong initially celebrating the end of World War I, [1] and was later expanded to commemorate the lives lost in the Battle of Hong Kong and World War II. [2] The anniversary was initially celebrated ...
In the United Kingdom and other countries within the Commonwealth, a two-minute silence is observed as part of Remembrance Day to remember those who died in conflict. Held each year at 11:00 am on 11 November, the silence coincides with the time in 1918 at which the First World War came to an end with the cessation of hostilities, and is generally observed at war memorials and in public places ...
Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice; Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions; Day of the Young Combatant; Day to Mark the Departure and Expulsion of Jews from the Arab Countries and Iran; Iron Sword War Memorial Day; Democracy and National Unity Day
The National Service of Remembrance is held every year on Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph on Whitehall, London. It commemorates "the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts". [ 1 ]