1. Lucie Syrová

2. * General facts * Historical background * The UK * The USA * Red poppy

3. * also known as Poppy Day, Armistice Day, Veterans Day * memorial day in many countries all over the world * observed on 11th November * people remember the soldiers killed in the World War I and all wars since

4. * hostilities of WWI formally ended "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month" * The UK – November 1919 King George V officially dedicated the day as a day of remembrance for members of the armed forces who were killed during World War I * The USA - President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Armistice Day for November 11, 1919

5. * 2 minutes of silence on 11th November 11 a.m. * the start and end of the silence often marked by the firing of a cannon * main national commemoration held at Whitehall, in Central London * wreaths laid at the Cenotaph by the Queen and senior members of the Royal Family * ceremonies held at local war memorials on the second Sunday of November – Remembrance Sunday

6. * both a federal holiday and a state holiday in all states * celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans, living or dead * memorial ceremonies, salutes at military cemeteries, parades * Memorial Day (last Monday of May) - a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving

7. * worn on clothes to commemorate the dead soldiers * poppy wreaths often laid at war memorials * inspired by the World War I poem "In Flanders Fields" * in the UK paper poppies sold by The Royal British Legion providing support to those who have served or are serving in the British Armed Forces * poppy fascism * white poppy – symbol of peace

8. * Remembrance poppy. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-11-09]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_poppy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_poppy * Remembrance Day. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-11-09]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppy_day#United_Kingdom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppy_day#United_Kingdom * Veterans Day. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-11- 09]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans_Dayhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans_Day

9. * NYBORG. The Cenotaph on Whitehall. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-12-18]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cenotaph_London.jpg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cenotaph_London.jpg * SANDY. Memorials outside London's Westminster Abbey for Remembrance Day, 2002. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-12-18]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Westminsterabbeypoppies.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Westminsterabbeypoppies.jpg * STEVENS. Royal British Legion's Paper Poppy. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-12-18]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_British_Legion%2 7s_Paper_Poppy.jpg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_British_Legion%2 7s_Paper_Poppy.jpg