The red (petals) represents the blood that was spilt and the green (leaves) represents the green fields of France, which was formerly "No Man's Land" in World War One. The leaf is also positioned in the "11-o'clock" position on the clock, to symbolise the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month (when Armistice was signed).
Poppies are visible on of the former European battlefields, as poppies naturally grow in disturbed earth in Europe. So they were seen as a fitting tribute as the poppies rise up where many men have fallen on the fields.
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People wear poppies for Remembrance Day because of a poem written by John McCrae (a Canadian military doctor in World War One) called "In Flanders Fields." Poppies bloom throughout Flanders, where some of the worst fighting of the war occurred--and the poppies grow all through the torn-up fields and in the cemetaries--and so they became a symbol of Remembrance Day.
we wear poppies on remembrance day to show our respect for the people who died in the wars.
"Poppies" by Jane Weir was written in 2005. The poem is a reflection on remembrance and loss, inspired by the symbol of the poppy.
Because poppies symbolize remembrance.
there are white, purple, and red
Poppies and rosemary may both be worn on ANZAC Day.
The plural is poppies (flowers).The plural of poppy is poppies.For example: Many poppies were sold around the world for Remembrance Day.
Poppies grew.
They represent World War 1 remembrance day.
In the days leading up to and on Remembrance Day, the 11th of November.
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