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Poppy Day

British  

noun

  1. an informal name for Remembrance Sunday

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A strike by Network Rail workers has been re-arranged to avoid clashing with the Royal British Legion's London Poppy Day appeal on 3 November.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2022

In 2017, Congress approved legislation officially marking the Friday before Memorial Day as National Poppy Day.

From Washington Times • May 26, 2019

Enniskillen in the aftermath of the Poppy Day bombing A memorial service is to take place to mark the 25th anniversary of the Enniskillen Remembrance Day bomb.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2012

Two years later he sang the Bee Gees hit I've Gotta Get A Message To You with a group of soldiers in support of the Poppy Day appeal.

From BBC • May 20, 2012

Poppy Day – Siouxsie and the Banshees A war poem/dispatch from the underworld.

From The Guardian • Sep. 16, 2010