"In Flander's Fields", the poppy represents the war.
The brightly colored flower that grew in the fields of Flanders is the poppy, specifically the red poppy. This flower became a symbol of remembrance for soldiers who died in World War I due to its prevalence on the battlefields.
The poppyis from Flanders fields where many men fought and died. After the war poppys grew and there i also a peoem called.'In flanders feilds'.
because soldiers died in poppy fields so it soldiers that have died that is also why it is called remembrance day and why we have two minuets silents.
It is worn because the poppies grew in the battlefields and flanders fields during world war 1
No, the opium poppy (principally grown in Afghanistan and points further east) is not the same variety as you will find in Flanders' fields. The seeds which are used to make opium are found in only one variety.
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There was no"founder of the poppy" -Poppies are a natural thing.Poppies were brought to peoples attention after Canadian Army doctor John Macrae saw how they blossomed over the fields where dead soldiers were buried, and wrote his now famous poem, "In Flanders fields"In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below.This poppy is worn in remembrance of the war dead in all Allied countries since World War 1.
The red poppy. For some reason, they used to grow over the graves of the soldiers. It's explained in the poem 'in Flanders fields' 😊
Flanders is in Belgium.
In Flanders Fields - John McCrae
Flanders Fields is the name given to the battlefields from World War I. The fields are located between West Flanders and East Flanders in Belgium.