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Monday 13 April 2015

The Red Poppy

The plant was one of the first to grow and bloom in the mud and soil of Flanders The connection was made, most famously by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae in his poem In Flanders fields.

The poppy is a symbol that people were around Anzac day it is for the remembrance of the soldiers that died at war.

It's only recently the red poppy has been worn on Anzac day in large numbers It's used to be exclusively for armistice day November 11 a spring of rosemary for remembrance has been the norm up until the last few years. 

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2 comments:

  1. marc sully17 June 2015 at 21:06

    Hi Heidi
    I am glad you took an interest in such a worthy subject I didn't even know some of the information you provided.

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  2. Unknown2 July 2015 at 11:26

    Hi Heidi
    What interesting information you, have written about the red poppy,it is good to see the younger generation learning about the remembrance of our soldiers.

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