Poppy Field

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Poppy Field



Author : Dr.Rick

Keywords : remembrance, Flanders

Release date : November 11, 2014

Compatibility : All Game Versions

Description : "inspired by 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month...".  Dr. Rick created the graphics on November 11, 2013. November 11 is Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day or Armistice Day) in Canada, Australia and the UK. The time and date was when hostilities formally ended WW1.

Since Rick is not currently available, Jay and Fern decided to also make a 1/4 tile walkable version from the originals so that they can be placed in exhibits.

The remembrance poppy (a Papaver rhoeas) has been used since 1921 to commemorate soldiers who have died in war. Inspired by the World War I poem "In Flanders Fields" by Canadian physician Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, they were first used by the American Legion to commemorate American soldiers who died in that war (1914–1918). They were then adopted by military veterans' groups in parts of the former British Empire: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Today, they are mainly used in the UK , New Zealand, Australia and Canada to commemorate their servicemen and women who have been killed in all conflicts since 1914. Small artificial poppies are often worn on clothing for a few weeks prior to Remembrance Day/Armistice Day (11 November). Poppy wreaths are also often laid at war memorials.
The remembrance poppy is especially prominent in the UK. In the weeks leading up to Remembrance Sunday, they are distributed by The Royal British Legion in return for donations to their "Poppy Appeal", which supports all current and former British military personnel.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_poppy

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