hi I was curious, so decided to ask you guys
what it is about the red tiny flower that everyone wears on your television?

Its a poppy for Remembrance Sunday the annual chance to remember those lost in the world wars.

the poppy is The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance emblem, remembering those who died for their country in the wars

During the First World War Poppys grew on the fields where the battles were fought so the poppy was taken as the flower of remembrance for all those who have died in wars. Our Remembrance day is the 11th day of the 11th month (11th November) but it is usually marked with ceremonies on the nearest Sunday to that date. Paper poppys are sold at this time of the year to collect money for the British Legion which is an organisation that helps service men and women and their families.

Assuming that the OP was being totally serious, it's a sad indictment on the state of the nation (and what is taught about such things) that people don't know about the poppy, its significance at this time of year, and exactly why it was used in the first place.


Take a look at this official site:

http://www.poppy.org.uk/


Also

http://www.greatwar.co.uk/poems/john...ers-fields.htm

To me your television indicates that the poster is not British.

A sad indictment on your haste to criticise without taking time to consider what is self evident.

I presume the OP isn't from the UK, as she does use the words 'your television'.

Edit: Beaten to it by Ignazio.

Beat me to it!

It's clearly not going to be obvious to people who've not grown up in a culture of buying/wearing poppies around this time of year.

I think maybe the OP isn't from the UK (your television)so possibly wasn't taught in our fantastic schools. My children (who were/are) are well aware of what the poppy signifies.

Also beaten to it!

Hi, I am assuming you are from the US - poppies are worn in the UK and Commonwealth in the run up to Armistice Day which is November 11 (Veterans' Day in the US) which was the date of the end of World War I in 1918 (at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month we will remember them.) It commemorates all members of the Armed Forces who gave their lives in conflict.

The poppies significance to Remembrance Day is from Canadian Military physician John McCrae's poem in Flanders Field.

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
— Lt.-Col. John McCrae (1872 - 1918)

Hope that answers your question

Think that was a bit hasty! The OP is quite obviously not British

US? I would have thought "pl" indicates Poland.

kataarina, come back and put us out of our misery

Oh I beg your pardon.

I did add the bit that stated "Assuming the OP was being totally serious" and the Poppy is a well-known symbol across all of Europe, and should be known around the world. The wording of the post suggested to me youth as opposed to non-UK. I apologise to the OP.

And to others - perhaps they too are rather too hasty in having a go at me for a simple mistake.

Poland? then she should know about the significance of poppies and why they are worn around this time of year

Quite

It is indeed Poland:


http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...29&postcount=1

I'm pretty sure the OP has mentioned before that she's from Poland.

ETA: got beaten to it!

Really? Ive googled some images of Poland's Independence Day celebrations and can't see one poppy.

I think the remembrance poppy is uniquely British.
Possibly used in other Commonwealth countries but not other european countries

For heavens sake why does a simple question result in the start of another war?

question has been answered fully ok?

My husband and Son have just come back from a trip to the first world war battlefields and have brought back some poppies from the Canadian war cemetary (that sounds as though they stole them....they didnt they bought them) and they are rather different from ours and lovely made from a thick felty type material.

Wikipedia talks specifically about Canada and the United Kingdom, and briefly Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and the US. No mention of the use of poppies at all in Europe, so I think you're right, Mimi.

I didn`t know that my question will make wanna ask so many other questions

sooo, I`m from Poland and the tradition of poppies is not known or celebrated here. I asked my parents and brother if they know sth about it or if they know why are you wearing it(before I asked you here), because I was just curious.

Thats fine Kataarina and nice of you too ask....I am sure you have many traditions in Poland that we will never have heard of.

Craig Revel Horwood (one of the judges) often wears his poppy covered in sparkles

I noticed it too it fits his sparkly personality,

Good, I love your show!