Country Marks Remembrance Day
NATIONAL - Bugles sounded off to the tune of "The Last Post" Sunday as Morovians observed Remembrance Day, a day to commemorate those who fought, and are still fighting, in military conflicts around the world. Dressed in black, members of the Royal Family and leading politicians led the country in somber, emotional events throughout Morovia.At the chapel of Victoria University in Valois, former Lord Regent Sir Bill Bekkenhuis offered a non-denominational prayer for peace and reflection. He said, "We ask you to allow those who have died either at home or on a battlefield to be at peace ... Most of all we ask you to keep combatants humane in the inhumane situations in which they find themselves until that day when swords are beaten into plowshares and the men and women of war become the peacemakers Jesus called 'blessed.'"
Additionally, longtime Morovian Christopher McQueeny is expected to preside over a Church of Hanover memorial service at the Apostolic Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Briesk later in the day.
Remembrance Day is also known as "Poppy Day," because it is traditional to wear an artificial poppy. They are sold by the Royal Morovian Legion, a charity dedicated to helping war veterans, although they do not have a fixed price - they rely on donations.
The first record of Morovia celebrating Remembrance Day was on November 18, 2000. Since that time, the date of the occasion was moved to synchronize the country's observance with the rest of micronationl world. November 11 is the day that World War One ended in 1918, when the armistice between the Central and Allied powers was signed in Compiègne, Northern France, at 5am.
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