Originally commemorating the end of World War I, Armistice Day is now marked around the world as a day of remembrance for those who lost their lives in all wars. Here's how the day is marked in France. But in France employees get the day off work and public buildings, post offices, banks and a lot of shops close. People wear a bleuetThe red poppy synonymous with Remembrance Day in the UK is not used, instead the symbol of remembrance in France is the bleuet, or cornflower. As time went on, the day came to mark the victims of all wars and several countries changed the name - in the UK it is now Remembrance Day and in the US it is Veterans Day - but France has stuck with Armistice Day.

Source: The Local November 08, 2019 10:37 UTC