In the U.K., this is Remembrance Sunday, a day dedicated to those veterans who died in wars. (The U.S. celebrates this as Memorial Day earlier in the year, reserving November 11 as Veterans’ Day to honor living veterans.) This year is especially important as it is the hundredth anniversary of Britain entering WWI. The symbol of Remembrance Sunday (and Memorial Day) is the red poppy, and most people in the U.K. wear one every year. I bought mine rather early, and it’s not holding up so well, especially in the torrential rains we’ve seen lately, so I took a bit of spare yarn and crocheted a replacement. If you get a chance over the next few days, think of the people who sacrificed themselves to ensure our freedoms, or better yet, thank someone who is making sacrifices even now to keep our world safer.
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