What is significant about the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month?
REMEMBRANCE Day is honoured on the 11th of November each year.
It has been a long standing tradition in the last century, but what is the history behind it?
What is significant about the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month?
Also known as Poppy Day, the 11th of November, honours the fallen soldiers who fought in World War I.
It was indeed on 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 that the war ended, with Germany signing an armistice agreement with the allies.
But it wasn't until 1919, that King George V started the tradition of the then Armistice Day.
It was then renamed to what we today know as Remembrance Day.
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The date 11th of November now honours the end of all conflicts.
A symbol of Remembrance Day is the poppy , the inspiration comes from the red poppy fields , where many soldiers lost their lives fighting for their country.
It is a way to show your respect to those fallen soldiers as well as support those who are still alive.
What happened the following day of the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month?
After the announcement, the following day celebration broke out all over the UK and Commonwealth.
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War was officially declared over in the summer of 1919 with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, but people from all over the world started the celebrations on the 12th of November 1918.
People from all over the country and world gathered in London, with church bells ringing, they wanted to hear the Prime Minister, David Lloyd George.
Crowds of people gathered at Buckingham Palace with men and women from the British army swarming the Queen Victoria Memorial.
When is the minute silence recorded?
Along with wreath laying at War memorials, around the country a two minute silence is observed.
The tradition is as old as Remembrance day itself, records show that the first minute of silence was observed in 1919.
The centre of observing it is at the Cenotaph in London with Big Ben chiming at 11 am, as the nation falls silent.
National silence is also observed on Remembrance Sunday, which is always on the Sunday after Remembrance Day.
On Remembrance Sunday there is a National Service of Remembrance in London, where the monarch, members of the Royal Family and current and former Prime Ministers lay poppy wreaths and pay their respects observing the silence.
Across the country, churches also hold services of Remembrance.
