Re·mem·brance Sun·day
noun/rɪˌmembrəns ˈsʌndeɪ/, /rɪˌmembrəns ˈsʌndi/
/rɪˌmembrəns ˈsʌndeɪ/, /rɪˌmembrəns ˈsʌndi/
(also Remembrance Day)
- the Sunday nearest to the 11 November on which those killed in war, especially the wars of 1914–18 and 1939–45, are remembered in ceremonies and church services in the UK and some other countries
阵亡将士纪念日（最接近 11 月 11 日的星期天。英国和其他一些国家为战争中的死难者，尤为两次世界大战中的阵亡者举行纪念仪式和教堂礼拜仪式） Culture11 November is Armistice Day, the anniversary of the end of the First World War. The largest ceremony is held in London, when politicians, Commonwealth figures and members of the royal family lay flowers at the Cenotaph in Whitehall. It is traditional to wear a paper or plastic poppy (= a red flower) on Remembrance Sunday and the days leading up to it, and the day is also called Poppy Day.see also Memorial Day, Veterans DayTopics Religion and festivalsc2