REMEMBRANCE
The Royal British Legion leads the nation in its act of remembrance each year. The recognised date for the remembrance service is the 11th November, although the service itself is held on the closest Sunday to that date & it is known as Remembrance Sunday.
Religious services of all denominations are held to remember those servicemen & women & the civilians & unknown heroes, who made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of their country. Originally the remembrance was to commemorate World War 1, which took place between 1914-1918. We are now commemorating the 100 years anniversary of what was also known as The Great War, the War to end all wars. It was so significant & so horrific that we must never forget it.
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| Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal |
We researched several websites (see links below) which posed questions for discussion and which detailed:
Why we remember in this way each year.
New ways of carrying out the act of remembrance like the display of ceramic poppies at the Tower of London. Each of the ceramic poppies represents a single life lost by a British serviceman in the war.
Changing attitudes to remembrance which means we now remember not only the servicemens' lives that were lost in WW1, but all people who were killed or injured in all conflicts since then.
There is also a campaign on social media to remember the animals that played important roles in war & conflict too. From horses & dogs to message carrying pigeons, they too played their part to ensure that you & I now live in relative peace.
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