and now the Friday before Memorial Day is ‘National Poppy Day’ in honor of the flower’s WWI history. This “weed” can be used to make rope, paper, cloth, and medicine; and no, it’s not ...

The Poppy Factory in Richmond creates poppy products for the Royal British Legion's annual poppy appeal. Each poppy starts as a plastic stem, imported into the factory. The paper leaf and petal ...

In Ancient Egypt the poppy was emblematic of Osiris, the god of death. 8. They were a symbol for remembrance before WWI While most people know poppies for their association with WW1 and WW2 ...

Although the poppy is a universal symbol of Remembrance ... and their families in the aftermath of the brutal and deadly WWI. The word Royal was added in 1971 to celebrate the charity's 50th ...

For over a century, a south London factory has employed former military personnel to make Remembrance Poppies, and you can ...

The poppy has a long association with Remembrance Day. But how did the distinctive red flower become such a potent symbol of our remembrance of the sacrifices made in past wars? Scarlet corn ...

The National World War I Museum is arranged in narrative form, as if WWI soldiers were telling visitors ... which spans an abyss of 9,000 poppies, symbolizing the 9 million lives lost during ...