![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/armistice-day-2022-poppies-commemorations-and-why-the-act-of-remembrance-matters/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/maxresdefault-11.jpg&description=Germany, exhausted by war and with a nation of hungry citizens, reluctantly accepted the terms. The first Armistice Day in Britain and the Commonwealth was held in 1919. But it wasn't until Australian journalist Edward George Honey proposed the idea of a two-minute silence in a letter published in the London Evening News in May 1989 that it became widespread act of remembrance. King George V later issued a proclamation calling for a two minute silence, it said: "All locomotion should cease, so that, in perfect stillness, the thoughts of everyone may be concentrated on reverent remembrance of the glorious dead." Armistice Day was marked annually until the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. It was decided that the commemorative celebrations would not be held on November 11 during the conflict and instead the nearest Sunday was marked as the 'day of dedication'. When World War Two ended in 1945, the British government officially replaced Armistice Day with the new Sunday observance in order to honour those who had been part of the efforts during both World Wars. It became the main day for commemoration and was titled Remembrance Sunday. It was not until 1956 that the date was fixed as the second Sunday of November. In the spring of 1915, shortly after losing a friend in Ypres, Canadian doctor Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae was inspired by the sight of poppies growing in battle-scarred fields to write the now famous poem In Flanders Fields. His poem moved American teacher Moina Michael who began making and selling silk poppies to friends to raise money for the ex-service community. Before long, poppies made their way to the UK and became the symbol of the Royal British Legion when it was formed in 1921. The first ever 'Poppy Appeal' in the UK that year raised over £106,000 for war veterans. The following year, a poppy factory was set up by Major George Howson MC, giving jobs to disabled former servicemen. The bright red poppy is regarded as a resilient flower){kind=link}
Here we explore the history of the armistice and how the country remembers the fallen heroes
November 11, 2022, Armistice Day, marks 104 years since the end of the First World War. Every year the nation comes together to remember the bravery of the men and women who played a role.
After the Second World War, many countries changed the name of the day from Armistice Day to Remembrance Day – but it is not to be confused with Remembrance Sunday which always falls on the second Sunday in November.
The first Remembrance Day in Britain and the Commonwealth was held in 1919 and is now traditionally marked by poppies, a two-minute silence and a commemorative festival at the Royal Albert Hall.
It is followed just days later by Remembrance Sunday, which will this year take place on November 13.