November 16th, 2007

3. What is November 11th called in Britain?

Armistice Day and was renamed Remembrance Day.

(1) Who lays a wreath?

The Queen lays the first wreath .

(2)Where?

At the Cenotaph.

(3)Why?

Because to remember all those men and women who were killed during the two World Wars and other conflicts.

(4). How many years is it since the end of World war one?

This year Remembrance Sunday fell exactly 89 years after the ending of World War I, Armistice Day.

(5). What is the red flower?

Poppy

(6). Why is this red flower used on November 11th?
On 11th November 1918, to signal the end of World War One. After end of the war, there was complete advastation and everything disappeared. Where once there were homes and farms there was now a sea of mud - a grave for the dead where man still lived and fough. Only one other living things survived. It was poppy. Then John McCrea scribbled down the poem "In Flanders Fields". It was the poppy things. The poem published. And the poppy became a popular symbol for soldier who dead in battle.

4. What happened on November 6th in London?

.State Opening of ParliamentOn the day of the Opening, the Queen travels from Buckingham Palace to the Houses of Parliament in the Stage Coach . Once the Queen arrives at Parliament the union flag is lowered and replaced by the royal standard. One of London’s most timeless ceremonies, dating back 700 years is the ceremony of the keys which takes place at the Tower of London.

5. What happened on November 10th in London?

The Lord Mayor’s procession winds through nearly 800 years of London’s history, marching unscathed through everything .The modern procession is over three miles long – 1.3 miles longer It is London’s grandest firework display at 5 o’clock from a barge moored in the Thames between Blackfriars and Waterloo bridges.

(6)What is the Mayor’s name?
Mayor's name is David Lewis.

In the middle of the First World War, he was caught by enemy and escaped fortunately. By accident He hid in a farm where woman who will be his wife in the future lived. After the war, they married. I thought is casual meeting is wonderful like a romance and love story.