Презентация "Remembrance Day" (День Памяти)

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It is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth countries since the end of World War l to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty. Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November to recall the end of hostilities of World War I on that date in 1918.

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In the United Kingdom, the main observance is on the second Sunday of November, Remembrance Sunday. Ceremonies are held at local war memorials . The beginning and ending of the silence is often also marked by the firing of an artillery piece. Further wreath-laying ceremonies are observed at most war memorials across the UK at 11 am on 11 November, led by the Royal British Legion. The beginning and ending of the two minutes' silence is often marked in large towns and cities by the firing of ceremonial cannon and many employers and businesses invite their staff and customers to observe the two minutes' silence at 11:00 am

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The poppy has a long association with Remembrance Day. But how did the distinctive red flower become such a potent symbol of our remembrance of the sacrifices made in past wars? Scarlet poppies grow naturally in conditions of disturbed earth throughout Western Europe. The destruction brought by the Napoleonic wars of the early 19th Century transformed bare land into fields of blood red poppies, growing around the bodies of the fallen soldiers. In late 1914, the fields of Northern France and Flanders were once again ripped open as World War One raged through Europe's heart. Once the conflict was over the poppy was one of the only plants to grow on the otherwise barren battlefields. The significance of the poppy as a lasting memorial symbol to the fallen was realised by the Canadian surgeon John McCrae in his poem In Flanders Fields. The poppy came to represent the immeasurable sacrifice made by his comrades and quickly became a lasting memorial to those who died in World War One and later conflicts. It was adopted by The Royal British Legion as the symbol for their Poppy Appeal , in aid of those serving in the British Armed Forces, after its formation in 1921. Why the Poppy? Мак имеет давние связи с Днем памяти. Но как отличительный красный цветок стал таким мощным символом нашей памяти о жертвах, принесенных в прошлых войнах? Алые маки растут в Западной Европе. Наполеоновские войны принесшие р азрушение в начале 19 века преобразовали голую землю в поля кроваво-красных маков, растущих вокруг тел павших солдат. В конце 1914 года, области Северной Франции и Фландрии были вновь разорваны, Первая мировая война бушевала сердце Европы. Как только конфликт был исчерпан мак был одним из немногих растений растущий на полях сражений. Значение мака как символ прочного мемориал а павшим было реализовано канадским хирургом Джоном Маккрэ в его поэме In Flanders Fields . Мак стал представлять неизмеримую жертву, принесенную его товарищами и быстро стал длительным мемориалом погибшим в Первой мировой войне. Он был принят Королевским Британским Легионом в качестве символа, в помощь тех, кто служил в британских вооруженных силах, после своего образования в 1921 году .

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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 Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved, and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up your quarrel with the foe; To you from falling 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. (written by Liet .-Col. John McCrae, a Canadian serving at Ypres ) In Flanders fields