This weekend, more than 120 Scottish landmarks will be glowing red in support of the Scottish Poppy Appeal – with more and more joining the national campaign each day.

In the U.S., people wear the red poppy on Memorial Day, the last Monday of May (May 29, 2017) to honor those who died trying to protect the country, according to The Department of Veterans Affairs.

The red poppy McCrae wrote about in 1915 can be traced back even further, to the Napoleonic Wars, where red poppies seemed to sprout spontaneously, even around the bodies of dead soldiers.

The poppy flower has long been associated with veterans and their service, but what does it symbolize and why? The flower is commonly used on both Veterans Day and Memorial Day as a symbol to ...

The poppy is arguably better known as a symbol of remembrance in other parts of the world and their timing differs from the U.S.A. Citizens in the U.K., Canada, France, Belgium, Australia, and New ...

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While plenty feel the red poppy is outdated, that it glorifies the nobility of war and glosses over its visceral horror, ahead of Remembrance Sunday they still sell in field-loads.

Each November, the red poppy pins become a piece of the royals' wardrobe. The poppy has been used since 1921 to commemorate military members who have died in wars.

The poppy flower has long been associated with veterans and their service, but what does it symbolize and why? The flower is commonly used on both Veterans Day and Memorial Day as a symbol to ...

The poppy is arguably better known as a symbol of remembrance in other parts of the world and their timing differs from the U.S.A. Citizens in the U.K., Canada, France, Belgium, Australia, and New ...