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Remembrance Day 2020
It’s Wednesday, November 11th, 2020 in Australia. Each year on this day Australians observe one minute’s silence at 11 am, in memory of those who died or suffered in all wars and armed conflicts.
Although Remembrance Day is different this year, the Australian War Memorial’s website includes different ways to help us commemorate wherever we are — at home, school or work.
In Australia, the Flanders Poppy (remembrance poppies) has been used since 1921 to commemorate Australian soldiers who died in the war. On Remembrance Day (11 November) and Anzac Day (25 April), they are laid at war memorials and are sold by the Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL) to raise funds. Military groups indicate that the vivid red of the poppies symbolizes their comrades’ blood soaking into the battleground.
The remembrance poppy is an artificial flower. Sold by veteran’s associations to raise money for servicemen and servicewomen.
The modern Remembrance Poppy has been trademarked by veteran’s associations in many jurisdictions, particularly in the united nations and the commonwealth nations where sales fund the associations’ services. Small remembrance poppies are often worn on clothing leading up to Remembrance Day/Armistice Day,[2] and poppy wreaths are often laid at war memorials. In Australia and New Zealand, they are also worn on Anzac…
