11 November, the anniversary of the end of World War I , also called Poppy Day . People used to stop what they were doing at 11 a.m. on Armistice Day and stand in silence for two minutes to remember the dead. After World War II it was replaced by Remembrance Sunday in Britain and Veterans’ Day in America.
ARMISTICE DAY
Meaning of ARMISTICE DAY in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005