![]() ![]() While most wear the simple poppy, you can find fancier jewelry versions, with all proceeds benefiting the legion. You’ll find the red remembrance poppies offered everywhere throughout the UK– in London, you’ll see them at tube stations and on street corners. ![]() The red poppies represent the first flowers that grew on the graves of British soldiers in the Flanders region of Belgium, as noted by John McCrae’s poem, In Flanders Fields.Įven as a visitor, you can show your respects for the contributions by the British soldiers, and at the same time, provide support for the Royal British Legion through your donation. These red poppies were originally a symbol of commemoration of British soldiers who died in World War I (and now include the fallen from all wars since then), and are worn in the weeks leading up to Remembrance Day on November 11 (the day World War I formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918). If you visit England in the month of November, you will notice red poppies pinned to the lapel of many residents– especially the older generation. Usually the lowly Papaver rhoeas (the red poppy) doesn’t make the news as much as its narcotic cousin Papaver somniferum (opium poppy), but once a year and especially this year, the centennial celebration of World War I’s inception the red poppy takes center stage. Reviewing the legacy of the veteran poppy. By Charles McFarlane on November 11, 2014.
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