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[deadbolt]

+1 for poppy bro

[Poppi]

me?

[Hicks58]

Methinks I'll join in with the poppy.

[skaffa]

This for WW1 ?

[MorkaandBorka]

Lang Lang Likes Poppys

[brn4meplz]

This for WW1 ?

Well it's roots are traced to the Great War but it's more symbolic to all conflict and sacrifice now.


Here's a fucked up story.
I live in Canada, like most of the Common Wealth we celebrate Remembrance Day(Armistice Day or whatever you call it) The USA calls it Veterans Day. Basically everyone knows what I'm talking about (On the 11th Month of the 11th Day at the 11th hour, 1918...)


So there is an elementary school in my neighbourhood that paid $2 000 to have some thing come in for 2 weeks for the kids, this service overlaps with Friday, Nov. 11th. Instead of loosing money  on 1 day of that 2 week period they have pushed Remembrance ceremonies to the Monday, Nov. 14th. How fucked up is that?! seriously fucked up priorities.

[Spartan_Marine88]

If that was my kids school, and i found out they weren't doing a proper Remembrance Day, I would notify the papers (its pretty fucked up) and i would also pull him out for the day and he can do it at home or maybe take him to City Hall for their event.

[EIRRMod]

*shrug* Its April 25th for us NZ & AUSers (ANZAC day).

But some still celebrate Armstice day here in NZ aswell.

[nugnugx]

What about my poppi keeps?

[brn4meplz]

I'm all for more days of remembrance EiRRMod.


Newfoundland recognizes 1 July as a day also(Memorial Day) for the 94% casualties they suffered on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.

So I understand the roots of ANZAC day in the Gallipoli campaign.

[Kaleunt]

Remembrance must be kept alive at the heart of any society.
Good to see that some people remembered the sacrifice of so many heroes...
joining with the poppy, along with the cornflower, French equivalent created in 1916, abandonned during many years and having been reintroduced for a few years now...