Remembrance Day: What is it and why is it important?

Remembrance Day takes place in November in the UK. What is this holiday for, and why do people wear red flowers on their coats during this time? 

Words:

• To mark the day means to remember or celebrate an important day. 
• The word currently means what is happening now. 
• To serve in the armed forces means to have fought or worked in an army, for example as a soldier or a medic. 
• A service can be used as another word for a ceremony. It’s where groups of people come together to share an event, often for a religious reason or as part of a tradition. 
• A poppy is a red flower.
• Land that isn’t used and where very little can grow is called a wasteland.
• When people are in a lot of pain, they are suffering.
• Sacrifice is the phrase used to describe what people give up to reach a goal.

Video:

Watch the video to 0:44.

1.  The word Remembrance Day comes from the word ‘to remember’. What does this word mean?

A: Samenkomen

B: Respecteren

C: Herinneren

2. What happened on the 11^th hour of the 11^th day of the 11^th month in 1918?

A: The first Remembrance Day was held.

B: World War I ended.

C: World War II started. 

D: Soldiers served in the armed forces.

3. When does Remembrance Sunday take place? 

A: 11 November

B: 1918

C: The second Sunday of November

D: 11:00

4. Tick all the things that happen on Remembrance Day.

A: People are silent for a minute at 11:00.

B: Ceremonies take place at churches, monuments and war memorials.

C: People set off fireworks. 

D: The Royal Family attends services. 

E: Politicians have a meeting with the Royal Family. 

F: Armed forces attend services. 

Watch 0:44 to the end of the video.

5. . Fill in the blanks. Why was the poppy chosen as a symbol for Remembrance Day?

wars – sacrifice – Belgium – wastelands – poppies – armed 

During World War I, lands in [ ] and France had become [ ] after being used as battlegrounds. After the fighting stopped, [ ] began to grow in the fields. This is why they were chosen to represent the suffering and [ ] of the soldiers in World War I. Nowadays, they are a symbol for all members of the [ ] forces who have fought and died in [ ].

6. What Dutch holiday is similar to Remembrance Day? 

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