Remembrance Day...

Question 1.
What is the event of Remembrance Day?

Remembering all the soldiers who died in World War One protecting their country. Nowadays we remember all the people who died because of all the wars not just World War One.

Question 2.
Which anniversary was it this year?

This year was the 100th anniversary. A whole century!

Question 3.
What does the poppy represent and why is the poppy related to Canada?

In the spring of 1915, a Canadian doctor, Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae saw the poppies growing in battle-scarred fields and wrote a famous poem called 'In Flanders Fields'. After the First World War, the poppy was used as a symbol of Remembrance. Here is the poem:

Question 4.
What countries fought in that war?

In the First World War, it was like there were two teams. The Allies (one team) included Britain (including Canada, Australia and others), France, Russia, Italy and the United States. (The United States joined in 1917 April 6th, therefore only fought for one and a half years because the war started on the 28th of July 1914, and finished November 11th 1918).

The Central Powers (the other team) included Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria.

Question 6.
What lesson are we supposed to learn from this event?

It's important to remember everyone who died in wars and that we do not want a World War Three or any other wars. We want to stay peaceful.

Question 7.
My family and I appreciated something about the ceremony here, compared to the one in Vancouver which was...

That here, they include lots of religions, not just Christians. These are the religions they included:

• Jews
• Muslims
• Hindus
• Sikhs
• Roman Catholics
• Church of England

And the Humanists (they're not a religion).

Lest we forget.