Remembrance Day also known as Poppy Day is a memorial day to remember the members of their armed forces who have died. It is observed in Commonwealth countries since the end of World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November to recall the end of hostilities of World War I on that date in 1918 Hostilities formally ended " at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month".
The common British, Canadian, South African, and ANZAC tradition includes either one or two minutes of silence at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
The emblem of Remembrance Day is the red poppy due to the poem "In Flanders Fields", because their brilliant red colour symbol for the blood spilled in the war.
The common British, Canadian, South African, and ANZAC tradition includes either one or two minutes of silence at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. 
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