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Remembrance Day has become something of a misnomer, since almost no one alive actually remembers WW1. Also, there are more people alive today with a Nov. 11 bi
by bluesnowmonkey 16y ago
Remembrance Day has become something of a misnomer, since almost no one alive actually remembers WW1. Also, there are more people alive today with a Nov. 11 birthday than died in that war. So I think it's OK to celebrate again.
- btilly 16y agoNobody may remember WW I, but there are lots of other wars that people remember. And in lots of countries, Nov 11 is the day set aside to remember it. Personally I cannot think of Nov 11 without remembering school assemblies where a WW II vet had put together a program to impress upon us the seriousness of the occasion. In particular I can't forget a picture of a man whose throat had just been cut by a bayonet. The wall of blood coming out had not yet hit the ground. YMMV. But for me, personally, November 11 will never be a day of celebration.