November brings us the Remembrance Day, which is a day to
think of fallen soldiers who have sacrificed themselves for our freedom. While
Remembrance Day is on the 11th of November, as the Armistice was
signed “on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th
month,” in the UK the second Sunday of November is known as Remembrance Sunday,
to give people opportunity to observe the significance of the Memorial Day.
In early November, many people will wear the remembrance
poppy. This symbol of remembrance was inspired by the poem “In Flanders
Fields,” by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae. Its opening line “In Flanders
fields the poppies blow” refers to the poppies that grew in Flanders Fields, a
mass grave for fallen soldiers.
In modern times, Remembrance Day is inclusive to soldiers
who have lost their lives in other wars, such as Iraq and Afghanistan.
In the LRC we now have a display about Remembrance Day, with
some famous war poetry, and a selection of books.
