Memorial Day Poppy.
Remembrance Day; November 11
Dedicate a place of honor in your garden with
Poppies.
Poppies were the flower that had grown over the fields where soldiers had fought and died
in battle in World War 1.
Poppies have come to be known as; The Flower of Remembrance.
In Canada, on November 11, Poppies are worn as a symbol of this remembrance.
It is traditional to wear a Poppy starting on or around October 27 till November 11;
on the left lapel and as close to the heart as you can.
years since the first Remembrance
Day that was conducted in 1919; to
commemorate the ending of the First
World War in 1918.
Canadians will wear a Poppy to pay
tribute by remembering all soldiers
from all wars that have fought for our
freedom.
At the eleventh hour in the morning of
the eleventh day, of the eleventh
month. Pause in united silence for
two minutes; and Remember.
Never let us forget.
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep,
though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
By John McCrae
This poem was published in 1915;
The Poppy became a symbol for all
the soldiers who died in battle.
rhoeas
Common Name - Corn Poppy.
Click here for a printable
picture of a Poppy.
