In the conference of the States Parties in the Framework Convention on Combating Climate Change (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh you can notice some people wearing a red flower.
Men and women, putting a red flower on the buttonhole of a suit or on their dresses, some may think that it is linked to a symbol of climate change, for example, it may symbolize returning to nature or it is a rose on the verge of extinction due to climate change, but the truth is completely different, so what is the secret behind that beautiful red rose ?
The secret is that the British delegation wears the red artificial flower inside the conference and every where ten days before 11 November to commemorate their military personnel who died in war.
Remembrance poppies are produced by veterans' associations, who exchange the poppies for charitable donations used to give financial, social and emotional support to members and veterans of the armed forces.
Inspired by the war poem "In Flanders Fields", and promoted by Moina Michael, they were first used near the end of World War I to commemorate British Empire and United States military casualties of the war.
Madame Guérin established the first "Poppy Days" to raise funds for veterans, widows, orphans, liberty bonds, and charities such as the Red Cross
Remembrance poppy are most commonly worn in Commonwealth countries, where it has been trademarked by veterans' associations for fundraising.
Remembrance poppies in Commonwealth countries are often worn on clothing in the weeks leading up to Remembrance Day, with poppy wreaths also being laid at war memorials on that day.
The poppy has inspired the design of several other commemorative poppies that observe different aspects of war and peace.
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