2 Remembrance Day Also known as Poppy Day. It is a memorial day to remember the soldiers who died in the First World War. The day, specifically designated by King George V on 7 November 1919.George V Remembrance Day marks the day World War One ended, at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, back in 1918.

3 A two minute silence is held at 11am to remember the people who have died in wars.

4 The red remembrance poppy has become a familiar emblem of Remembrance Day due to the poem, “ In Flanders Fields“. These poppies bloomed across some of the worst battlefields of Flanders in World War I; their brilliant red colour became a symbol for the blood spilled in the war. remembrance poppyIn Flanders FieldsFlandersremembrance poppyIn Flanders FieldsFlanders

5 The Royal British Legion is a charity to help people in the armed forces and their families. The Royal British Legion was founded by veterans of the First World War who adopted the poppy as their symbol of Remembrance and hope.

6 Poppy The poppy is A symbol of Remembrance and hope Worn by millions of people Red because of the natural colour of field poppies The poppy is NOT A symbol of death or a sign of support for war A reflection of politics or religion Red to reflect the colour of blood

7 Polish Remembrance Day For Poland, Remembrance day is also very important. It is called National Independence Day (Polish: Narodowe Święto Niepodległości).Polish On 11 November Poland commemorates the anniversary of the restoration of a Polish state—Second Polish Republic—in 1918 after 123 years of partition by the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Prussia and the Habsburg Empire. It is a non-working day in Poland.Second Polish RepublicpartitionRussian EmpireKingdom of PrussiaHabsburg Empirenon-working day

8 Thesaurus Thesaurus Commemorate- to recall and show respect for someone or something Emblem -a device or object as a distinctive badge of a nation organisation of family Restoration -return of a monarch to a throne, head of state to government Partition- action of a country dividing or being divided into parts

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