Posts Tagged ‘Remembrance Day’

• The Flanders Poppy, symbol of Remembrance Day

  Date: 2008.11.11 | Category: Horticulture | Response: 1

  Today is Remembrance Day. A day for us all to remember the sacrifices made during war time.

  In Australia we have one minutes silence at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month. In our schools, children are asked to bow their heads whilst listening to ‘The Last Post.’ Many people across the country also stop what they are doing and heed their respect.

  The Flanders poppy is a very significant symbol of Remembrance Day. The beautiful, red poppy grew amongst the battle fields and bloomed amongst the slain soldiers. It is worn by people on Remembrance Day and its colour is said to represent the bloodshed from those fields.

  

  This is a photo of the Flanders Poppy, blooming at the moment in my garden. I planted them from a few punnets of struggling little seedlings. I didn’t hold much hope for them but they flourished against the odds and now look wonderful.

  The red poppy is now internationally recognised as a symbol or icon of all our fallen soldiers and civilians displaced through warfare. What a beautiful and evocative symbol it is.