Each
year in November, the United Kingdom remembers the men and women who died in the two World Wars and succeeding conflicts.
11
November is known as Armistice
Day, Remembrance
Day or Poppy
Day.
During
the First World War, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in
1918, the guns of the Western Front fell silent after more than four years of
uninterrupted warfare. In many parts of the world, people observe a
two-minute of silence at 11 am on 11 November.
Remembrance
Sunday is the second Sunday in November, the Sunday nearest to 11 November. On Remembrance Sunday there are special events, concerts and church services relating to
remembrance.
On
Remembrance Sunday, there is a Cenotaph Parade in
Whitehall. The Cenotaph ceremony is organised annually by the Department for
Culture, Media and Sport, with The Royal British Legion coordinating the March
Past.
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