I'd also like to add that in the United Kingdom, the Armistice is recognized as the moment of resolution for the First World War, being signed between the Allied and the German forces, by British, French, and German representatives.
This is observed mostly on Remembrance Sunday with two minutes silence at eleven o'clock, the wearing of red poppies, and memorial services in churches and at War Memorials. The laying of wreathes at the Cenotaph by the Queen, the Royal Family, representatives of government and various armed forces, and charities who work with service men and woman is also an important act on the day.
The actual Day of the 11th is usually designated with one or two minutes silence at the stroke of eleven with smaller ceremonies.
These two days now act as Days of Rememberance for those who fought in all wars, from The First and Second World Wars, and the subsequent campaigns in Northern Ireland, Iraq, and Afghanistan, to name a few.
A different perspective. But it's very much worth thinking about loved ones, and those who lost not just their lives, but perhaps their health or mental stability. As well as those who came back, whole and intact.
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Date: 2013-11-11 03:58 am (UTC)I'd also like to add that in the United Kingdom, the Armistice is recognized as the moment of resolution for the First World War, being signed between the Allied and the German forces, by British, French, and German representatives.
This is observed mostly on Remembrance Sunday with two minutes silence at eleven o'clock, the wearing of red poppies, and memorial services in churches and at War Memorials. The laying of wreathes at the Cenotaph by the Queen, the Royal Family, representatives of government and various armed forces, and charities who work with service men and woman is also an important act on the day.
The actual Day of the 11th is usually designated with one or two minutes silence at the stroke of eleven with smaller ceremonies.
These two days now act as Days of Rememberance for those who fought in all wars, from The First and Second World Wars, and the subsequent campaigns in Northern Ireland, Iraq, and Afghanistan, to name a few.
A different perspective. But it's very much worth thinking about loved ones, and those who lost not just their lives, but perhaps their health or mental stability. As well as those who came back, whole and intact.