2006-11-11 01:18:37 · 13 answers · asked by carolyn g 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
No.
They did not give their lives to give us a day off,
They gave their lives for our much eroded way of life.
2006-11-11 07:59:33 · answer #1 · answered by Spanner 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. I'm a primary school teacher, and I find it important to teach the children about why they are free to say and do what they want to, and the cost of their freedom. The actual day makes it more real and the 'highlight' is the 2 minute silence at the 11th minute of the 11th day of the 11th month. When the armistice was signed. In our town, the whole place grinds to a standstill. Stores, banks and shopping centres. This simple act makes the meaning much more poignant. A day off would turn it into 'just another holiday'.
2006-11-11 06:48:04 · answer #2 · answered by Val G 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, I very much believe so. It commemorates the thousands and millions who died for our country, and should be made a holiday, not to give people the day off, but for them to remember the fallen for more than the mandatory two minutes.
A public holiday is one of the highest ways to respect an occasion; what better way to commemorate the First World War than with a holiday?
I have been to the Somme, and it is horrific. The number of graves and the number of missing, along with the moving poems of the time are extremely emotional. To be there and walk where they walked is an honour in itself and to decline a public holiday would be declining the remembrance of some of the best Englishmen to walk the Earth.
Lest we forget.
2006-11-11 11:32:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know. If it does it could be an excuse for people to go out, miss school or work and have a fun day out. How could people join together for the two minuite silence. But then it is wrong to let the day pass with just two minuite of the day dedicated to it.
2006-11-11 05:59:09 · answer #4 · answered by Princess 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a very important day and we should not forget its significance but I would not like it to be a Public holiday
My reason for not wanting it as a holiday is because I run a small business and it costs us a small fortune every bank holiday....
I still have to pay staff but do not get paid that day by the company I work for.....I think it goes for most small companies...
2006-11-11 01:24:03 · answer #5 · answered by xXx Orange Breezer xXx 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It would be nice to have another day off, yes. People would forget the 2 minute silence though.
2006-11-11 03:23:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes.
2006-11-11 01:21:50 · answer #7 · answered by Well, said Alberto 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, absolutely.
2006-11-11 01:20:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If all shops and banks were to close too, then yes! Otherwise it would lose its meaning
2006-11-11 01:20:53 · answer #9 · answered by SunnyDays 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-11-11 01:24:48 · answer #10 · answered by puzzled? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋