LOOOL!! All people in London weared this flower!! It must be in the left lapel (close to heart)!! They also decorate tombs with poppies. It's to commemorate deaths in the first world war. This simbole born from a poetry what talk about war ("In Flanders Field") Futhermore, tradition says that at 11.00h, of the 11th day of the 11th month (date when war finished, people should to respect 1 min of silence!
This is a crown conmemorating Armistice Day. It's on 11 november. Pablo.
ReplyDeleteI think that it's a symbol about the Armistice Day, but I'm not sure...
ReplyDeleteYou are both right. It´s called Poppy day in Britain.
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ReplyDeleteo.k., I've read that the poppies stand for the fields of France, where a lot of English men died in the first and second world war.
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I have a poppy flower!
ReplyDeleteLOOOL!! All people in London weared this flower!! It must be in the left lapel (close to heart)!! They also decorate tombs with poppies. It's to commemorate deaths in the first world war. This simbole born from a poetry what talk about war ("In Flanders Field")
ReplyDeleteFuthermore, tradition says that at 11.00h, of the 11th day of the 11th month (date when war finished, people should to respect 1 min of silence!
Thanks for your info, Lara, and welcome again!!!
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