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Remembrance Day

The poppy has been a symbol of remembrance since 1921
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Why does the Scottish poppy look so different to the one used elsewhere?

See the interesting reason why the Scottish poppy looks so different to the one used in other parts of the UK as Remembrance Day approaches.
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Rangers great Terry Butcher shows his support for the Medals2Matches initiative at Ibrox last month Rangers great Terry Butcher shows his support for the Medals2Matches initiative at Ibrox last month
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How Rangers and an Ibrox icon inspired armed forces veterans' initiative to aim high

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McCrae's Battalion: How the team that went to war inspired Hearts' survival battle

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The poppy has been hijacked – why I won’t wear it

Canadian Army Captain Mackenzie Savill lays a wreath at the Scottish National War Memorial. Canadian Army Captain Mackenzie Savill lays a wreath at the Scottish National War Memorial.
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'What sorrow and what rain': Scots soldiers and veterans pay Armistice Day tribute

Ukrainian refugees Marichka, 16, and Sviatoslav, nine, lay poppy wreaths for their father Koli in Edinburgh Ukrainian refugees Marichka, 16, and Sviatoslav, nine, lay poppy wreaths for their father Koli in Edinburgh
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Ukrainian children lay poppy wreath for fallen father at Remembrance service

Edinburgh Remembrance Sunday service at City Chambers, November 12, 2023 Edinburgh Remembrance Sunday service at City Chambers, November 12, 2023
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Scotland honours the fallen in Remembrance Sunday service, in pictures

Kelvinside Academy in Glasgow has lit up red for Remembrance Day Kelvinside Academy in Glasgow has lit up red for Remembrance Day
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Glasgow school's moving tribute to remember 177 fallen pupils

Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday services are being held in Edinburgh this weekend Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday services are being held in Edinburgh this weekend
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Edinburgh services to honour the fallen on Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day

Observed every year since 1919, Remembrance or Armistice Day is marked on the anniversary of the end of World War I on November 11. (Niall Carson/PA) Observed every year since 1919, Remembrance or Armistice Day is marked on the anniversary of the end of World War I on November 11. (Niall Carson/PA)
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The history of the two-minute silence on Remembrance Day 2023

As the inspiration behind John McCrae's moving poem 'In Flanders Fields,' the poppy has become synonymous with remembering those who lost their lives in conflict. As the inspiration behind John McCrae's moving poem 'In Flanders Fields,' the poppy has become synonymous with remembering those who lost their lives in conflict.
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What do the different coloured poppies mean for Remembrance Day 2023?

The war memorial in Edinburgh The war memorial in Edinburgh
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Edinburgh war memorial torched as police probe wreath fire

Paper poppies can be taken to your local Sainsbury's store to be recycled Paper poppies can be taken to your local Sainsbury's store to be recycled
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What to do with paper poppies after Remembrance Sunday

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