What is the meaning of the Remembrance Day poppy?
- To celebrate Confederation
- To honour prime ministers who have died
- To remember our Sovereign
- To remember the sacrifice of Canadians who have served or died in wars up to the present day
Answer: To remember the sacrifice of Canadians who have served or died in wars up to the present day
The red poppy honours the sacrifices of over a million brave men and women who have served in all wars up to the present day, and the 110,000 who have given their lives. Canadians wear it on Remembrance Day, November 11. This is one of the study questions in Discover Canada.
Learn more: Remembrance Day and the poppy
- Remembrance Day is November 11. The First World War ended with the Armistice on November 11, 1918.
- Canadians wear the red poppy and keep a moment of silence at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
- The poppy honours the over a million men and women who have served and the 110,000 who gave their lives.
- Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, a Canadian medical officer, wrote “In Flanders Fields” in 1915. It is often recited on Remembrance Day.
- Vimy Day, April 9, remembers the capture of Vimy Ridge by the Canadian Corps in April 1917.