Dearest friends
Remembrance Day informally known as Poppy Day is a memorial
day observed in Commonwealth of Nations member states since the end of the
First World War to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in
the line of duty.
Following a tradition inaugurated by King George V in 1919,
the day is also marked by war remembrances in many non-Commonwealth countries.
Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November in most countries
to recall the end of hostilities of World War I on that date in 1918.
Conflicts formally ended "at the 11th hour of the 11th
day of the 11th month", in accordance with the armistice signed by
representatives of Germany and the Entente.
Poppies were worn for the first time at the 1921 anniversary
ceremony.
At first real poppies were worn.
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.
One of the tradition for Remembrance day includes a one or
two minutes’ silence at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh
month (11:00 am, 11 November).
Let us together pray at 11:00 am for these mighty warriors
who left their lives in the battlefields for us to live in Peace today.
May their Soul Rest in Peace.
Have a great Remembrance Day.
Kam
