Remembrance Day (Armistice Day)

Culture of origin: National · National holiday

Holiday sources: Canada (federal) · France

First World War hostilities ended at 11 am on 11 November 1918, under the armistice signed with Germany that morning; the war formally ended with the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. The first Armistice Day was held at Buckingham Palace in 1919, and Commonwealth countries later named it Remembrance Day, for armed forces members who died in the line of duty. People wear a remembrance poppy and keep a one- or two-minute silence at 11 am.