Many Canadians wear the poppy to honour the memory of the Canadians who died in military service during World War 1, World War 2 and other wars.
During World War 1, many Canadians soldiers were buried in an area of France and Belgium known as Flanders. In 1915, John McCrae, a Canadian military doctor, noticed poppies growing in the cemetery field and wrote a poem called "In Flanders Fields."
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
After the poem became famous, the poppy was adopted as a symbol of remembrance. people vowed never to forget the horror of war and many Canadians wear the poppy before Remembrance Day.
Officials signed the peace treaty to end World War 1 in 1918, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. In 1931, the Canadian government declared November 11 Remembrance Day. After World War 2 ended in 1945, it became a memorial for those who died in both wars and all other wars that followed. At 11:00 a.m. On November 11, Canadians observe a moment of silence to remember those who died.
At the Peace Tower in Ottawa, every day is a day of remembrance. The Memorial Chamber has the book of Remembrance that contains the names of Canadian soldiers who gave their lives for their country.
During World War 1, many Canadians soldiers were buried in an area of France and Belgium known as Flanders. In 1915, John McCrae, a Canadian military doctor, noticed poppies growing in the cemetery field and wrote a poem called "In Flanders Fields."
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
After the poem became famous, the poppy was adopted as a symbol of remembrance. people vowed never to forget the horror of war and many Canadians wear the poppy before Remembrance Day.
Officials signed the peace treaty to end World War 1 in 1918, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. In 1931, the Canadian government declared November 11 Remembrance Day. After World War 2 ended in 1945, it became a memorial for those who died in both wars and all other wars that followed. At 11:00 a.m. On November 11, Canadians observe a moment of silence to remember those who died.
At the Peace Tower in Ottawa, every day is a day of remembrance. The Memorial Chamber has the book of Remembrance that contains the names of Canadian soldiers who gave their lives for their country.
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