The numbers of poppies steadily increased until yesterday, Remembrance Day, a national holiday here. This year was especially poignant as it marked the 90th anniversary of the end of WWI. 90 years! Turns out that the red Poppy Campaign is an annual effort in Canada to honor veterans as well as raise funds for veterans' affairs. I just thought it a really simply, yet meaningful way to commemorate and support those in the armed forces.
Check out this link and of course the Wikipedia page where I got the picture above for more fun facts about this tradition. Pretty cool!
No comments:
Post a Comment