Remembrance Day: What is it and why is it important? | Newsround

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#Newsround #poppy #remembranceday #cenotaph #armistaceday #poppyday #remembrancesunday Welcome to the official BBC Newsround YouTube channel. Subscribe here ➡️ ➡️ ➡️ https://bit.ly/3bYidJ3 For daily news bulletins visit BBC iPlayer ➡️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006mdbc/newsround Every year the country comes together for Remembrance Sunday. A period of silence is held at 11am to remember the people who have died in wars around the world. Remembrance Day - is on Saturday this year - and marks the actual day World War One ended, at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, in 1918. Remembrance Sunday is also marked each year, and usually falls on the second Sunday in November. The royal family will lay wreaths at the Cenotaph and the UK will have a moment of silence at 11 o'clock on that day as part of the commemorations. Please visit www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/13865002 for tips about what to do if you are feeling sad about what you've seen, heard or read. We have everything for an inquisitive mind – do you want to know what’s going on in the world? Complex stories explained in a way that makes sense to you? Well, you’re in the right place!

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