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Red poppies symbolise remembrance.
The story goes that, following one of the bloodiest battles of World War I, in the fields of Flanders in Western Europe, when the ground was completely churned up and muddied, thousands of red poppies sprang up. The seeds had lain dormant in the soil and, after being aerated with the churning of the soil from the soldiers' boots and fertilized with their blood, the poppies grew abundantly, springing forth new life from death.
This is why poppies are worn on Remembrance Day (commemorating Armistice Day) as well as ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand and on other solemn occasions when we remember the soldiers who fought or even gave their lives for our freedom.
Another reason poppies came to such prominence in association with World War I is because of how they were immortalized in that most famous poem of WWI, In Flanders Fields, written by John McCrae, a Canadian surgeon attached to the 1st Field Artillery Brigade. This poem is spoken at memorial services everywhere on both ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day and remains one of the most famous Australian War poems ever written.
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∙ 16y agoThe Poppy as a symbol comes from Canadian John McCrae's WWI poem In Flanders Fields. It was used as a symbol by the Canadians for their Rememberance Day and has been adapted as a reminder of the loss of all veterans in all wars.
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∙ 15y agoIf you are referring to the Russian Ballet, It was a ballet written in the 1920's and it takes place in Kumintang China. It revolves around group of sailors from different parts of the world, and a pulchritudinous Tao-hoa who falls in love with the ship's captain. (because he's kind man, who won her heart while trying to rescue coolies from the port commander) She gives him a RED poppy, which is suppose to be a symbolism of her love. Unfortunately her employer finds out about her feelings for the Russian captain, and commands her to kill him (the captain) However she refuses. She is later killed by her employer, and as she dies, she gives a little Chinese girl another RED Poppy, it's significance was Love and freedom. Hope that answers your question.
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∙ 11y agoI hope the following short videos will help answer your important question, and keep the memory of our soldiers~past, present and future~in your hearts and minds, always.
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What is the official flower of Remembrance?
Remembrance Day is also known as Poppy Day...They wear red poppies...
When was poppies written by Jane?
"Poppies" by Jane Weir was written in 2005. The poem is a reflection on remembrance and loss, inspired by the symbol of the poppy.
What grew on the battlefields of the western front became a symbol of remembrance?
Poppies grew.
Why is the poppy flower a symbol of remembrance?
Because the field the war was on there were Hundrdes of thousands of poppies
What different coloured poppies for Remembrance Day are there?
there are white, purple, and red
Why do people wear poppies at Remembrance Sunday?
People wear poppies for Remembrance Day because of a poem written by John McCrae (a Canadian military doctor in World War One) called "In Flanders Fields." Poppies bloom throughout Flanders, where some of the worst fighting of the war occurred--and the poppies grow all through the torn-up fields and in the cemetaries--and so they became a symbol of Remembrance Day.
Are poppies associated with Anzac Day?
Poppies are a symbol of Remembrance of those that have lost their lives in Wartime. 'At the going down of the sun, And in the morning, We will remember them'....... See also the related question.
What color are poppies?
The colour/color of poppy species include red, blue, white, orange, pink, purple and yellow. The colour of poppy traditionally used for Remembrance Day is red.
What became a symbol of remembrance on the battlefrilds of the western fronts in ww1?
I have no idea the last time i checked somebody said poppies grew which i have no idea what that is
What do the red flowers at the Deathly Hallows premiere mean?
They are poppies and are worn around 11 November by Commonwealth countries to celebrate Remembrance Day, a commemoration of the soldiers who died during the First World War. The poppy is the official "symbol" as thousands of poppies bloomed inexplicably on the ground on which the soldiers died.
How do people feel when they do Remembrance Day?
Remembrance Day is an Australian holiday that remembers soldiers who died during World War I. People celebrate the day by wearing red poppies because it symbolizes the poppies on the ground during the war that were drenched with soldier's blood.
Why are the remembrance Sunday poppies so important to wear?
because the red remindes us of the soldiers that faught in ww1 & ww2
