In the UK, the second weekend of November helds the tribute to those British soldiers who died in the Great War (1914-1918) under the name of 'Remembrance Sunday' It is celebrated the second weekend of November because it is the closest Sunday to the 11 of November, the day when the war finished in 1918. Different acts had place today, such as the two-minute silence at 11.00 am in London or Birmingham, parades or especial mass services.
To remember the people who fought and died, those who survive and their families, the initiative of the Poppy Appeal was created by The Royal British Legion, an association that supports the Armed Forces. The Poppy Appeal is a fundraising that consists of donating money to help support the survivors of the First World War. By donating money you get the paper poppy (the one I'm wearing in the picture below). Everybody here wears one (even me!) I got mine while visiting a church in Westerham, Kent. There was a little box with lots of them ready to take after having given a donative.
