Remembrance Day
November armistice observance
Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, honoring military personnel who died in war.
The date marks the armistice ending World War I in 1918.
Red poppies are worn as symbols of remembrance: She pinned a poppy to her coat for Remembrance Day.
In the United States, the equivalent is Veterans Day.
Act of honoring memory
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- tributeOffering of respect
- serviceAid or maintenance
wreath-laying · November · armistice · annual · tradition · heritage · moment · reflection
Agreement to cease hostilities
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
- infantryGround combat troops
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- medalsAwards for achievement
uniforms · combat · frontline · deployment · army · navy · allies · Somme
Spanning 120 seconds
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- momentBrief period of time
- reflectionReturned light or thought
respect · contemplation · reverence · hush · solemnity · eleven · cenotaph · standing
Northern Belgian region
- lapelJacket's front fold
- redPrimary color, warm
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
wreath · bloom · flower · poignant · pin · donation · paper · artificial
Having dropped down
- casualtiesThose killed or wounded
- lossBeing without something
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- courageFortitude facing danger
valor · heroism · bravery · dedication · ultimate · service · battlefield · liberation
commemoration
Act of honoring memory
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armistice
Agreement to cease hostilities
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
- infantryGround combat troops
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
medals · uniforms · combat · frontline · deployment · army · navy · allies · Somme · Vimy
two-minute
Spanning 120 seconds
reflection · respect · contemplation · reverence · hush · solemnity · eleven · cenotaph · standing · unity
Flanders
Northern Belgian region
emblem · wreath · bloom · flower · poignant · pin · donation · paper · artificial · fields
fallen
Having dropped down
- casualtiesThose killed or wounded
- lossBeing without something
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
courage · valor · heroism · bravery · dedication · ultimate · service · battlefield · liberation · freedom
servicemen
Members of armed forces
- servicewomenWomen in military roles
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- survivorsThose still alive after
legionnaires · heroes · comrades · troops · POWs · MIA · aged · marching · medals · uniforms
- War RemembranceCenotaph, war memorial, poppies, poppy, poppy wreath
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, wedding, fireworks
- holidaysChristmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Valentine's Day
- WWItrenches, no man's land, no mans land, trench warfare, armistice
- British occasionsBoxing Day, Christmas Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, New Year's Day
- Britishnesstea, London, BBC, Big Ben, royal family
Remembrance Dayforgetting
Failing to retain memories
willful ignorance · oblivion · denial · damnatio memoriae · historical revisionism
Remembrance DayMardi Gras
Pre-Ash Wednesday celebration
Carnival · New Year's Eve · festival · celebration · Oktoberfest
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