Why november 11th remembrance day

From to , Armistice Day was held on the Monday of the week in which November 11 fell. The first Remembrance Day was observed on November 11, Every year on November 11, Canadians pause in a moment of silence to honour and remember the men and women who have served, and continue to serve Canada during times of war, conflict and peace.

The poppy is the symbol of Remembrance Day. Replica poppies are sold by the Royal Canadian Legion to provide assistance to Veterans. For much of the s, Canadians observed the date with little public demonstration. Veterans and their families gathered in churches and around local memorials, but observances involved few other Canadians. In , some prominent citizens, many of them veterans, pushed for greater recognition and to separate the remembrance of wartime sacrifice from the Thanksgiving holiday.

In , the federal government decreed that the newly named Remembrance Day would be observed on 11 November and moved Thanksgiving Day to a different date.

Remembrance Day would emphasize the memory of fallen soldiers instead of the political and military events leading to victory in the First World War. Our red poppy is a symbol of Remembrance and of hope, including hope for a positive future and a peaceful world. We encourage everyone to embrace the traditions of Remembrance but also make it their own. Use these resources to create your own act of Remembrance.

Remembrance Sunday falls on 14 November in and is an opportunity to remember the service and sacrifice of all those that have defended our freedoms. Remembrance What is Remembrance? Armistice Day. At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month — we will remember them.