Remembrance Day?

Question

Do other nations other than us British have 11th November as Remembrance Day,
If so do they wear poppys as we do.

Answer 1

Many nations, mainly Commonwealth ones, have the same but under different names.

As for poppies, as far as I known they are a commonwealth wide thing.

Answer 2

Yes apart from UK many other nations celebrate this day. Read the details -

Remembrance Day (Australia, Canada, Colombia, UK and Ireland), also known as Poppy Day (South Africa and Malta), and Armistice Day (UK, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries; and the original name of the holiday internationally) is a day to commemorate the sacrifice of veterans and civilians in World War I and other wars. It is observed on November 11 to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918. The observance is specifically dedicated to members of the armed forces who were killed during war, and was created by King George V of the United Kingdom on November 7, 1919, possibly upon the suggestion of Edward George Honey though Wellesley Tudor Pole established two ceremonial periods of remembrance based on events in 1917.

Veterans Day is celebrated in the United States on the same date, but the function of the observance elsewhere is more closely matched by Memorial Day in May. In the United States and some other allied nations November 11 was formerly known as Armistice Day; in the United States it was given its new name after the end of World War II.

Common British, Canadian, South African and ANZAC traditions include two minutes of silence at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month because that was the time (in Britain and France) when the armistice became effective. The two minutes recall World War I and World War II. Before 1945 the silence was for one minute, and today some ceremonies still only have one minute of silence despite this-.

Answer 3

The Poppy, although originalyl an American idea, has become the Commonwealtsh symbol of remembrance. Most nations also have their own personal forms of remembrance, but liek i said, the Poppy is the most universal

Answer 4

yes in Belgium also , it is in remembrance of all veterans not only WW I . We doesn't wear the poppy's but there meaning is know in Belgium

Answer 5

In the US it's referred to as Veterans' Day. It was renamed after WW II to honor all US war veterans. I've never known anyone to wear poppys here. And sadly, I'm sure there are many Americans who do not realize the significance of the date as the end of WW I.

Answer 6

We have remembrance day here in Belgium but we're clever, we don't spend our money on poppies, we get a day off work. That's gratitude for you ;-)

Answer 7

Not sure about the Europe wide thing, I spoke to some scandinavian ladies last year and they asked why people were wearing poppies and when we explained they hadn't heard of it before

Answer 8

France has the minutes silence - not sure about the poppy's though

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Yes, Australia and yes we wear poppys and we have a minute of silence at 11am to remember.