Category: New Zealand

Commonwealth Day

Published March 10, 2007 in Antiguan, Australian, Bahamian, Bangladeshi, Barbadian, Belizean, Botswanian, British, Bruneian, CULTURES, Cameroonian, Canadian, Cyprian, Dominican, Gambian, Ghanaian, Grenadian, Guyanaian, Indian, Jamaican, Kenyan, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysian, Maldives, Maltese, Mauritian, Mozambiquian, Namibian, Nauru, New Zealand, Nicaraguan, Nigerian, Pakistani, Papuan, Samoan, Seychelles, Sierra Leonean, Singaporean, Solomon Islands, South African, Sri Lankan, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucian, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Swaziland, Tanzanian, Tongan, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvaluan, Ugandan, Vanuatu, Zambian | Comments [1]
The second Monday in March is Commonwealth Day. About one quarter of the people in the world live in one of the countries in the 53-member Commonwealth of Nations, all of which, with the exception of Mozambique are former colonies of the United Kingdom. According to the Commonwealth Secretariat, “the aim of commemorating [...] Read More »

Remembrance Day and the Poppy

Published November 9, 2006 in American, Australian, Autumn, British, CULTURES, CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS, Canadian, Death, HOLIDAYS, New Zealand | Comments [6]
On Remembrance Day -- November 11 -- also known as Armistice Day or Veteran's Day, it is traditional to wear a poppy flower to commemorate those killed in World War 1 and other wars. The Flanders poppy (Papaver rhoeas) grew profusely in the trenches and craters of the war zone. Artillery shells and shrapnel [...] Read More »

Veteran’s Day, Remembrance Day, Armistice Day, Poppy Day

Published November 9, 2006 in American, Australian, Autumn, British, CULTURES, Canadian, Colombian, Death, HOLIDAYS, Irish, New Zealand | Comments [2]
The U.S. holiday of Veteran’s Day is known as Remembrance Day in Australia, Canada, Colombia, UK and Ireland, as Poppy Day in South Africa and Malta, and as Armistice Day in the U.K., New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries. It is observed on November 11 to recall the end of World War I [...] Read More »