Poppy

history of poppies

history of poppies

The significance of the Poppy can be traced back to the Napoleonic Wars in the 19th century, over 110 years before being adopted in Canada. Records from that time indicate how thick Poppies grew over the graves of soldiers in the area of Flanders, France.

  1. What is the story behind the poppy?
  2. What is the symbolic meaning of a poppy?
  3. Why is the poppy offensive?
  4. Who started the tradition of wearing poppies?

What is the story behind the poppy?

The red poppy came to symbolize the blood shed during battle following the publication of the wartime poem “In Flanders Fields.” The poem was written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, M.D. while serving on the front lines. ... In 1924, the distribution of poppies became a national program of The American Legion.

What is the symbolic meaning of a poppy?

Poppies have long been used as a symbol of sleep, peace, and death: Sleep because the opium extracted from them is a sedative, and death because of the common blood-red color of the red poppy in particular. ... Poppies used as emblems on tombstones symbolize eternal sleep.

Why is the poppy offensive?

The poppy was deemed offensive because it was mistakenly assumed to be connected with First and Second Opium Wars of the 19th century. In 2012 there was controversy when The Northern Whig public house in Belfast refused entry to a man wearing a remembrance poppy.

Who started the tradition of wearing poppies?

The familiar symbol of the poppy owes much of its fame to Canadian poet and soldier John McCrae. In Flanders Fields, McCrae's best-known poem, was inspired by and made reference to the poppies which grew along the Western Front. It opens, “In Flanders fields the poppies blow / Between the crosses, row on row…”

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