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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 ...
The Cenotaph is a war memorial on Heerengracht Street in Cape Town.The city's annual Remembrance Day ceremonies are held there. [1] [2] [3] It is classified as a public memorial and as such is subject to protection in terms of heritage legislation administered by Heritage Western Cape, the provincial heritage resources authority of the Western Cape province of South Africa.
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Watch as Britain marks Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph on Whitehall, commemorating British military service members who died in both World Wars and later conflicts. ... 2023 at 2:34 AM ...
An annual, civic, wreath laying commemorating Remembrance Day occurs each November 11 with The Calgary Highlanders conducting a Unit parade and ceremony of remembrance at which many organizations and civilians pay their respects. ANZAC Day is commemorated annually each April at the cenotaph. [citation needed]
The memorial was vandalised in November 2023—the words "Free Palestine" were daubed across it in red spray paint. Two teenagers were arrested and charged with criminal damage. In a separate incident, several wreaths laid at the cenotaph were damaged. As a result, the police placed the cenotaph under guard in the run-up to Remembrance Sunday.
A cenotaph for the defenders of the Battle of the Alamo (March 1836) stands in front of the Alamo mission chapel in San Antonio, Texas. The cenotaph is empty because the remains of the fallen were cremated. Atop War Memorial Chapel at Virginia Tech, there is a cenotaph honouring all Virginia Tech cadets who have been killed in battle.