Poppi/y Day

 11th November

Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth, that group of countries that once formed the British Empire. Those in the Armed Forces who died in the line of duty are honoured with a 2 minute silence and a bugle call, the 'Last Post' 

WW1 officially ended on the 11th hour of the 11 day of the 11th month of 1918. 

The day of remembrance was named Armistice Day and later Remembrance Day.   My mother was born on Armistice Day. I shall be lighting a candle for her at the little chapel down the road

Ceremonies take place at the 11th hour in the Commonwealth countries, Britain, Canada, South Africa, NZ, Australia, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, India, Kenya, Nigeria, and quite a few more, to mark the ending of hostilities on the Western Front.  The hope was that WW1 would be the war to end all wars and Armistice day would remind us of the millions of lives lost. 

But peace is precarious. Armistice Day now reminds us of the cost of that war, the sacrifice of so many

 

My handcrafted Poppies

The red Flanders Poppy 

The symbol of Remembrance Day