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"Alone among the former belligerent nations, the United States observes a holiday on the anniversary of the Armistice" - Canada has Remembrance day on November

by soperj 10y ago

"Alone among the former belligerent nations, the United States observes a holiday on the anniversary of the Armistice" - Canada has Remembrance day on November 11th.

sevensor 10y ago
I think the point was that ours is "Veterans' Day", on which nobody mentions the events of 100 years ago, whereas "Remembrance Day" is actually about the Great War.
- Normal_gaussian 10y ago
  http://www.legion.ca/honour-remember/remembrance-day-ceremony/ http://www.legion.ca/honour-remember/remembrance-day-ceremon... > Every year on November 11, millions gather to collectively stand in honour of all who have fallen in the service of their country. http://www.statutoryholidays.com/2017.php http://www.statutoryholidays.com/2017.php > Remembrance Day | November 11, Saturday | National except MB, ON, QC, NS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day > Remembrance Day (sometimes known informally as Poppy Day) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth of Nations member states since the end of the First World War to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty. --- Armistice day is November the 11th (1919) and can be commemorated every year. Remembrance day is every November the 11th. Remembrance Sunday is the second Sunday of every November. When someone observes Remembrance day, on the 11th or the second Sunday, they are Remembering those who have `fallen in the service of their nation`. Veterans Day is a day that honours those that have served in the US military. Also on November the 11th. They all share a common history (ie. Armistice day) however they are all subtley different days. Most Commonwealth nations have Remembrance Day observances, slightly fewer have Remembrance Sunday observances. Most central European nations observe a similar day in meaning (remembering the dead) but on different dates.
goodcanadian 10y ago
It appears that November 11 is widely observed especially in the Commonwealth, but often not as a public holiday. It is a statutory holiday in the majority of Canadian provinces and territories (but not all and not at the federal level). It appears that it is also, in fact, a public holiday in France and Belgium. Most of my information for this comment is from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day.

by soperj 10y ago

"Alone among the former belligerent nations, the United States observes a holiday on the anniversary of the Armistice" - Canada has Remembrance day on November 11th.

sevensor 10y ago

I think the point was that ours is "Veterans' Day", on which nobody mentions the events of 100 years ago, whereas "Remembrance Day" is actually about the Great War.

Normal_gaussian 10y ago
http://www.legion.ca/honour-remember/remembrance-day-ceremony/ http://www.legion.ca/honour-remember/remembrance-day-ceremon... > Every year on November 11, millions gather to collectively stand in honour of all who have fallen in the service of their country. http://www.statutoryholidays.com/2017.php http://www.statutoryholidays.com/2017.php > Remembrance Day | November 11, Saturday | National except MB, ON, QC, NS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day > Remembrance Day (sometimes known informally as Poppy Day) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth of Nations member states since the end of the First World War to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty. --- Armistice day is November the 11th (1919) and can be commemorated every year. Remembrance day is every November the 11th. Remembrance Sunday is the second Sunday of every November. When someone observes Remembrance day, on the 11th or the second Sunday, they are Remembering those who have `fallen in the service of their nation`. Veterans Day is a day that honours those that have served in the US military. Also on November the 11th. They all share a common history (ie. Armistice day) however they are all subtley different days. Most Commonwealth nations have Remembrance Day observances, slightly fewer have Remembrance Sunday observances. Most central European nations observe a similar day in meaning (remembering the dead) but on different dates.

goodcanadian 10y ago

It appears that November 11 is widely observed especially in the Commonwealth, but often not as a public holiday. It is a statutory holiday in the majority of Canadian provinces and territories (but not all and not at the federal level). It appears that it is also, in fact, a public holiday in France and Belgium. Most of my information for this comment is from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day.