Why People Wear Poppies In November
Will.I.Am. does it.
Each time I see those red flowers pinned on people's clothes, I always wonder what does it really mean? I couldn't even recognize the flower, but it is called a Poppy apparently. It is red, with a black circle at the centre. Umm, yeah that's how far as I know.
So, here comes Wikipedia to the rescue and to enlighten you guys as well.
Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day, Armistice Day or Veterans Day) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth countries to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty since World War I. This day, or alternative dates, are also recognized as special days for war remembrances in many non-Commonwealth countries. Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November to recall the official end of World War I on that date in 1918; hostilities formally ended "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month" of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice ("at the 11th hour" refers to the passing of the 11th hour, or 11:00 a.m.)
The red remembrance poppy has become a familiar emblem of Remembrance Day due to the poem "In Flanders Fields". These poppies bloomed across some of the worst battlefields of Flanders in World War I, their brilliant red colour an appropriate symbol for the blood spilled in the war.
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