Every year, a week before the November 11, people across the UK are small red paper poppies. They do this to mark Remembrance Day, or Poppy Day, which is held every year in November in order to remember the millions of people who died for their country. Poppy Day was held on that date, because of the First World War ended in 11 hours, 11-day, 11 months of 1918.

Poppy is a symbol of Remembrance Day, because it is the only flowers that grew on the battlefields of the First World War. It is also very delicate flowers and live for a short time. Some people also believe that the bright red poppies on the field look like blood. There are many verses about the Day of Memory and many of them mention the poppy.
One of the most famous of these poems "In Flanders fields."

Memorial services are held across the UK on the second Sunday of November, which is known as Memorial Sunday. The royal family and leading politicians to visit the event in London, called "Cenotaph," which means "empty tomb" in Greek. Older veterans assign wreaths on the steps of the monument. At 11 am, two minutes of silence. A soldier plays the bugle music under the name «The Last Post» to announce two minutes of silence. Other soldiers play other works. "Rose" announces end. Musicians play as the traditional songs of the war years, such as «The While Cliffs of Dover» and «It's a Long Way to Temporary».