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HISTORY OF POPPY DAY THE FLOWER OF REMEMBRANCE “Lest We Forget”

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Page 1: “Lest We Forget”€¦ · “Lest We Forget” It started in World War One (WW1) The Countryside • The spring of 1915 was the first Mme that warm weather began to warm up the

HISTORYOFPOPPYDAY

THEFLOWEROFREMEMBRANCE

“LestWeForget”

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ItstartedinWorldWarOne(WW1)

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TheCountryside

•  Thespringof1915wasthefirstMmethatwarmweatherbegantowarmupthecountrysideaQerthecoldwinteratwarin1914-1915.

•  IntheregionaroundYpresinBelgianFlandersthemonthsofAprilandMay1915wereunusuallywarm.FarmerswereploughingtheirfieldscloseuptothefrontlinesandnewlifewasstarMngtogrow.

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ThePoppy

•  OneoftheplantsthatbegantogrowinclustersonandaroundthebaUlezoneswastheredfieldorcornpoppy(it'sspeciesnameis:papaverrhoeas).ItisoQentobefoundinorontheedgesoffieldswheregrainisgrown.

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ThePoppy

•  ThefieldpoppyisanannualplantwhichflowerseachyearbetweenaboutMayandAugust.It'sseedsaredisseminatedonthewindandcanliedormantinthegroundforalongMme.Ifthegroundisdisturbedfromtheearlyspringtheseedswillgerminateandthepoppyflowerswillgrow.

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TheDisturbance

•  ThisiswhathappenedinpartsofthefrontlinesinBelgiumandFrance.OncethegroundwasdisturbedbythefighMng,thepoppyseedslyinginthegroundbegantogerminateandgrowduringthewarmweatherinthespringandsummermonthsof1915,1916,1917and1918.

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TheStory

•  Thesightofthesedelicate,vibrantredflowersgrowingontheshaUeredgroundcaughttheaUenMonofaCanadiansoldierbythenameofJohnMcCrae.

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TheStory

•  HenoMcedhowtheyhadsprungupinthedisturbedgroundoftheburialsaroundthearMlleryposiMonhewasin.ItwasduringthewarmdaysofearlyMay1915whenhefoundhimselfwithhisarMllerybrigadeneartotheYpres-Ysercanal.

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ThePoem

•  HeisbelievedtohavecomposedapoemfollowingthedeathofafriendatthatMme.ThefirstlinesofthepoemhavebecomesomeofthemostfamouslineswriUeninrelaMontotheFirstWorldWar.

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InFlandersField

•  InFlandersfieldsthepoppiesblowBetweenthecrosses,rowonrow,Thatmarkourplace;andintheskyThelarks,sMllbravelysinging,flyScarceheardamidthegunsbelow.

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InFlandersField

•  WearetheDead.ShortdaysagoWelived,feltdawn,sawsunsetglow,Lovedandwereloved,andnowwelieInFlandersfields.

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InFlandersField

•  Takeupourquarrelwiththefoe:ToyoufromfailinghandswethrowThetorch;beyourstoholdithigh.

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InFlandersField

•  IfyebreakfaithwithuswhodieWeshallnotsleep,thoughpoppiesgrowInFlandersfields

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“LestWeForget”

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