Why do people in Britain wear poppies at this time of year?Poppies are are worn to show others that you are remembering those who did their very best in frightening and dangerous circumstances for the sake of their community and their country.
Find out more on our Remembrance Day pages
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Remembrance.html
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Remembrance.html
What side should I wear my poppy?
I feel it is more important to wear a poppy rather than worry about which side you should wear it. Some people prefer to wear a poppy on the left over their hearts. However, the general rules is to wear Left for men because that's where medals go and Right for women because that's where a widow would wear her husband's medals.
Why do Scottish Remembrance Poppies have no green leaf and English Poppies do?
"Unlike the English poppy, the Scottish poppy has four petals and no leaf. Apart from being botanically incorrect, to put a leaf on each of the poppies would cost £15,000 each year, money Poppy Scotland feels is better spent on supporting veterans and their dependants in Scotland." poppyscotland.org.uk
Where does the money raised from selling poppies go?
Money raised from the selling of poppies in Scotland goes to the Earl Haig Fund and money raised in the rest of the UK and overseas goes to the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal Benevolent Fund. The money raised for both is ringfenced for providing welfare to those in need - veterans and their dependants.
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It isn't just Veterans that are supported it is also service men. The mission of the Royal British Legion is:
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i thought it was women on the left and men on the right because womens pants are fastened to the left and men wore their swords on the right in the war and when men and women dance the womens right shoulder goes to the mans right and if women wore their poppies on the right it would be squashed
ReplyDeleteThank you for clearing up the question as to which side you should wear your Poppy. I was always told right for girls, but the people on TV seem to chop and change! Tracey
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