Chances are, if you're from Canada you celebrated Remembrance Day today and if not, shame on you. Because today, the eleventh day, of the eleventh month, at the eleventh hour, 97 years ago the fighting of World War 1 ended when Germany signed an armistice agreement with the allies. All across Canada, people stop what there doing and come together to remember all of the people who served our country. We remember the service of Canadians who lost their lives fighting for freedom. A famous poem emerged from World War 1, written by John McCrae titled: In Flanders Fields In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. This poem is recited by many people on this day to remember all who fought in world war one and were buried in Flanders Fields. The poppy is mentioned in the poem because in the wasteland created by the war, the poppy was one of the few plants that still grew. People around the world wear the poppy as a symbol of remembrance. So tl;dr today you should take a moment of silence and remember the people who fought to keep your country free and their current attempts to keep it that way. No matter what country you're from... You should always remember
