Remembrance Sunday
noun/rɪˌmembrəns ˈsʌndeɪ/, /rɪˌmembrəns ˈsʌndi/
/rɪˌmembrəns ˈsʌndeɪ/, /rɪˌmembrəns ˈsʌndi/
(also Remembrance Day)
- the Sunday nearest to the 11 November on which those killed in war, especially the wars of 1914–18 and 1939–45, are remembered in ceremonies and church services in the UK and some other countriesCulture11 November is Armistice Day, the anniversary of the end of the First World War. The largest ceremony is held in London, when politicians, Commonwealth figures and members of the royal family lay flowers at the Cenotaph in Whitehall. It is traditional to wear a paper or plastic poppy (= a red flower) on Remembrance Sunday and the days leading up to it, and the day is also called Poppy Day.see also Memorial Day, Veterans DayTopics Religion and festivalsc2
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