they changed armistice day to remembrance day on 11 november 1919.
they changed armistice day to remembrance day on 11 november 1919.
when did they change armistice day to remembrance day?
11 november 1919
the first armistice day was held at buckingham palace, commencing with king george v, hosting a "banquet in honour of the president of the french republic" during the evening hours of 10 november 1919. the first official armistice day events were subsequently held in the grounds of buckingham palace on the morning of 11 november 1919, which included a two-minute silence as a mark of respect for those who died in the war and those left behind. this would set the trend for a day of remembrance for decades to come.
armistice day
in canada, remembrance day ("jour du souvenir") is a statutory holiday in all three territories and in six of the ten provinces (nova scotia, manitoba, ontario, and quebec being the exceptions). from 1921 to 1930, the armistice day act provided that thanksgiving would be observed on armistice day, which was fixed by statute on the monday of the week in which 11 november fell. in 1931, the federal parliament adopted an act to amend the "armistice day act", providing that the day should be observed on 11 november and that the day should be known as "remembrance day". a bill (c-597) intended to make remembrance day a federal statutory holiday was tabled in the house of commons during the 41st parliament, but died on the order paper when parliament was dissolved for a federal election.
remembrance day