Armistice Day is commemorated every year on 11 November to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France. The date is a national holiday in France, and was declared a nationalholiday in many Allied nations. Many Western countries and associated nations have since changed the name of the holiday, with member states of the Commonwealth of Nations adopting Remembrance Day.
About Armistice Day in brief
Armistice Day is commemorated every year on 11 November to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France at 5: 45 am. The date is a national holiday in France, and was declared a nationalholiday in many Allied nations. Many Western countries and associated nations have since changed the name of the holiday, with member states of the Commonwealth of Nations adopting Remembrance Day, and the United States opting for Veterans Day. On 11 November 2018, the centenary of the World War One Armistice, commemorations were held globally.
Some, including American novelist Kurt Vonnegut and American Veteran For Peace Rory Fanning, have urged Americans to resume observation of 11 November as Armistices Day. In the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries, both Remembrance day and Remembrance Sunday are commemorated formally, but are not public holidays. In Serbia, people wear Natalie’s ram’s horn as a symbol of remembrance.
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