Remembrance Day – also known as Armistice Day – takes place every ... Poppies were chosen as a symbol of remembrance as many of the battlefields in WW1 had poppies growing in them.

The White Poppy was first introduced by the Women's Co-operative Guild in 1933 and was intended as a lasting symbol for peace and an end to all wars. Worn on Armistice Day, now Remembrance Sunday ...