Lucie Syrová

*Remembrance Day

*Contents

*General facts

*Historical background

*The UK

*The USA

*Red poppy

*General facts

*also known as Poppy Day, Armistice Day, Veterans Day

*memorial day in many countries all over the world

*observed on 11th November

*people remember the soldiers killed in the World War I and all wars since

*Historical background

*hostilities of WWI formally ended "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month"

*The UK – November 1919 King George V officially dedicated the day as a day of remembrance for members of the armed forces who were killed during World War I

*The USA - President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Armistice Day for November 11, 1919

*The UK

*2 minutes of silence on 11th November 11 a.m.

*the start and end of the silence often marked by the firing of a cannon

*main national commemoration held at Whitehall, in Central London

*wreaths laid at the Cenotaph by the Queen and senior members of the Royal Family

*ceremonies held at local war memorials on the second Sunday of November – Remembrance Sunday

*The USA – Veterans Day

*both a federal holiday and a state holiday in all states

*celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans, living or dead

*memorial ceremonies, salutes at military cemeteries, parades

*Memorial Day (last Monday of May) - a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving

*Red poppy

*worn on clothes to commemorate the dead soldiers

*poppy wreaths often laid at war memorials

*inspired by the World War I poem "In Flanders Fields"

*in the UK paper poppies sold by The Royal British Legion providing support to those who have served or are serving in the British Armed Forces

*poppy fascism

*white poppy – symbol of peace

*Seznam použitých zdrojů

*Remembrance poppy. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-11-09]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_poppy

*Remembrance Day. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-11-09]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppy_day#United_Kingdom

*Veterans Day. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-11-09]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans_Day

*Photos

*NYBORG. The Cenotaph on Whitehall. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-12-18]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cenotaph_London.jpg

*SANDY. Memorials outside London's Westminster Abbey for Remembrance Day, 2002. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-12-18]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Westminsterabbeypoppies.jpg

*STEVENS. Royal British Legion's Paper Poppy. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-12-18]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_British_Legion%27s_Paper_Poppy.jpg