National Poppy Day is held on the Friday before Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, in remembrance of fallen soldiers. The flower became a iconic, solemn symbol over a century ago.

T he red poppy, or Remembrance Poppy, has been a symbol of lives lost to war since World War I (1914–1918). Also known as Memorial Day poppies, these artificial flowers actually play a big part ...

The day, said to be the end of “the war to end all wars," gave way to what is now known as Veterans Day in the U.S. The American Legion adopted the poppy as its official flower in 1920, and ...

The poppy is arguably better known as a symbol of remembrance in other parts of the world and their timing differs from the U.S.A. Citizens in the U.K., Canada, France, Belgium, Australia, and New ...

Similar to Memorial Day in the States, Remembrance Day, or "Poppy Day," falls on November 11, and honors the lives and memories of fallen troops. Getty Images Remembrance Day in London.

During the early months of Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party, he sparked controversy when he refused to rule out wearing a white poppy at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday in 2015. He ...

Poppies can be red, white, purple or black - here's what they mean and why they are worn.

The day, said to be the end of “the war to end all wars," gave way to what is now known as Veterans Day in the U.S. The American Legion adopted the poppy as its official flower in 1920, and ...

White poppy meaning on Remembrance Day White poppies serve as a pacifist symbol of remembrance of the war. According to the Peace Pledge Union (PPU) , the body which distributes them today, white ...

Purple poppy meaning on Remembrance Day Purple poppies were introduced back in 2006 by the charity Animal Aid as a way of remembering the animals that lost their lives at war.

White poppy meaning on Remembrance Day White poppies serve as a pacifist symbol of remembrance of the war. According to the Peace Pledge Union (PPU) , the body which distributes them today, white ...