Remembrance Day, also known as Poppy Day or Armistice Day, is observed on November 11th in Commonwealth countries to remember members of the armed forces who died in World War I and later conflicts. It commemorates the armistice signed between Allied nations and Germany at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 that ended World War I hostilities. Traditions include observing one or two minutes of silence at 11am and wearing red remembrance poppies.

1. Remembrance Day
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2012

2. Remembrance Day
also known as
● Poppy Day
● Armistice Day
in United States
● Veteran Day
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3. Related Days of Remembrance
Memorial Day
an US federal holiday on the last Monday of May
Anzac Day
a national day of remembrance in
Australia and New Zealand on 25 April
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4. Remembrance Day
a memorial day observed in
Commonwealth countries
since the end of World War I
to remember the members
of their armed forces
who have died in the line of duty
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5. th
November 11
Remembrance Day is observed on
11 November to recall the end of hostilities
of World War I on that date in 1918.
Hostilities formally ended
"at the 11th hour of the 11th day
of the 11th month"
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6. One or two minutes
The common British, Canadian, South African,
and ANZAC tradition includes
either one or two minutes of silence
at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day
of the eleventh month.
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7. Poppy Day
The red remembrance poppies
are worn on Remembrance Day
due to the poem "In Flanders Fields".
Poppies bloomed across some of the worst
battlefields of Flanders in World War I.
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8. Reference
Remembrance Day in Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day
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