Isn’t that for May 8th, to commemorate the end of WWII? Or maybe I don’t remember correctly. I left France 23 years ago!… I did a quick search and found that the President reviews the troops on that day and lays a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Where I lived I believe that, while there was no official ceremony, the cenotaph of my town also had wreaths on that day. https://www.gouvernement.fr/la-celebration-du-8-mai
I didn’t know there was a poppy for the animals too! Of course, they should be remembered! It feels very strange to live in “enemy territory”. There’s no mention of the end of the war. When I was living in England, I would actively look for poppy sellers and buy some poppies from them. Does Sweden mark this date somehow?
No they don’t as they didn’t take part in either World War. Sweden has not been in war for hundreds of years and it’s quite noticeable that they have not. But South Africa has so there was always wreath-laying and poppies when I lived there. Maybe it has lessened over time. Read more about the purple poppy here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_poppy
Wow! That’s very impressive… I didn’t know. When I was living in France, our school teachers urged us to always go to the wreath-laying in November and in May. Every year, there were fewer and fewer veterans present. Thank you for the link on the purple poppy. I now remember seeing the purple wraith but I wasn’t sure what it was about.
@Eva
When is the wreath-laying in May? What does it commemorate? I have never heard of it.
Are you alluding to the 8th May?
Isn’t that for May 8th, to commemorate the end of WWII? Or maybe I don’t remember correctly. I left France 23 years ago!… I did a quick search and found that the President reviews the troops on that day and lays a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Where I lived I believe that, while there was no official ceremony, the cenotaph of my town also had wreaths on that day.
https://www.gouvernement.fr/la-celebration-du-8-mai
I didn’t know there was a poppy for the animals too! Of course, they should be remembered! It feels very strange to live in “enemy territory”. There’s no mention of the end of the war. When I was living in England, I would actively look for poppy sellers and buy some poppies from them. Does Sweden mark this date somehow?
No they don’t as they didn’t take part in either World War. Sweden has not been in war for hundreds of years and it’s quite noticeable that they have not. But South Africa has so there was always wreath-laying and poppies when I lived there. Maybe it has lessened over time. Read more about the purple poppy here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_poppy
Wow! That’s very impressive… I didn’t know. When I was living in France, our school teachers urged us to always go to the wreath-laying in November and in May. Every year, there were fewer and fewer veterans present. Thank you for the link on the purple poppy. I now remember seeing the purple wraith but I wasn’t sure what it was about.