Nobyembre 11 ay Remembrance Day sa Canada.

Nakaraang taon, namin blogged tungkol sa “Bakit lahat suot poppies?” to explain Canada’s Remembrance Day traditions:

Ang isang national public holiday, Remembrance Day is celebrated at the 11ika-oras ng ika-11 araw ng ika-11 buwan. It originally commemorated the end of World War I on November 11, 1918, at 11Â am.

Simula tungkol sa dalawang linggo bago Remembrance Day, you’ll notice many Canadians sporting bright red amapola Pins sa kanilang kaliwa lapels.

Bawat taon sa dulo ng Oktubre, ang Royal Canadian hukbo, Canada’s largest veterans services organization, begins selling poppies (by donation) all across the country. Long a symbol of remembrance in other countries, the poppy became Canada’s official Remembrance Day icon in 1921.

Ang annual poppy campaign ay dinisenyo upang parangalan ang 117,000 Canadian service people who have lost their lives in military operations around the world. The money raised provides assistance to veterans and their families.

Canadian bangko, opisina, paaralan, and many businesses are closed on Remembrance Day.

Here’s a list of events marking the holiday ang linggo na ito sa buong bansa.

Read more about Canada’s poppy tradition in this post from Bakit Pumunta Canada, “Saan Poppies Palakihin: Remembrance Day sa Canada.”

You might also be interested in reading about emerging alternatives to the traditional red poppy; ang Globe at Mail wrote about the topic in “Rethinking the poppy in a respectful way.”

Poppy larawan sa pamamagitan ng Na Canadian Grrl (Flickr)