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A remembrance cross is a small wooden cross used to remember the sacrifice of the armed forces in the United Kingdom, particularly during Remembrancetide, the period of the annual Poppy Appeal. Remembrance crosses are produced by the Poppy Factory in Richmond and Lady Haig's Poppy Factory in Edinburgh, which also produce remembrance poppies and wreaths. A remembrance cross is usually decorated with a remembrance poppy and the phrase "Remembrance" or "In Remembrance",
The remembrance cross employs an explicitly Christian symbol, linking the loss of a deceased soldier with the sacrificial death of
File:Poppies Mounted on Wooden Crosses for Remembrance Day 2003 MOD 45143469.jpg, Remembrance crosses
File:Westminsterabbeypoppies.jpg, The Field of Remembrance outside Westminster Abbey
File:Field of Remembrance Westminster Abbey - geograph.org.uk - 1572813.jpg, Massed tokens of remembrance and a large wreath at the Field of Remembrance
Veterans Minister Supports Poppy Charity’s Work To Help Injured Veterans Mend Their Lives
Confederation of Service Charities, 27 September 2011
Remembrance crosses and other tokens of remembrance
sold by the Royal British Legion Commemoration The Royal British Legion Star of David
A remembrance cross is a small wooden cross used to remember the sacrifice of the armed forces in the United Kingdom, particularly during Remembrancetide, the period of the annual Poppy Appeal. Remembrance crosses are produced by the Poppy Factory in Richmond and Lady Haig's Poppy Factory in Edinburgh, which also produce remembrance poppies and wreaths. A remembrance cross is usually decorated with a remembrance poppy and the phrase "Remembrance" or "In Remembrance",
The remembrance cross employs an explicitly Christian symbol, linking the loss of a deceased soldier with the sacrificial death of Jesus
Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Chris ...
on the cross. Other tokens of remembrance are now also made in a variety of shapes for other religions, including a Star of David
The Star of David (, , ) is a symbol generally recognized as representing both Jewish identity and Judaism. Its shape is that of a hexagram: the compound of two equilateral triangles.
A derivation of the Seal of Solomon was used for decora ...
for the Jewish faith, a crescent for the Muslim faith, an Indian Khanda
Khanda may refer to:
Places
* Khanda, Sonipat, a large historical village in Sonipat district of Haryana, India
* Khanda, Jind, a village in Jind district of Haryana, India
* Khanda Kheri, a village in Hansi Tehsil of Hisar district of Haryana, ...
used for Hindus, Sikhs and Jains, and a plain shape for "no faith".
Remembrance crosses and other tokens of remembrance are often left at war memorial
A war memorial is a building, monument, statue, or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or (predominating in modern times) to commemorate those who died or were injured in a war.
Symbolism
Historical usage
It has ...
s or war grave
A war grave is a burial place for members of the armed forces or civilians who died during military campaigns or operations.
Definition
The term "war grave" does not only apply to graves: ships sunk during wartime are often considered to b ...
s. Each year, in the eight days from the morning of the Thursday before Remembrance Sunday
Remembrance Sunday is held in the United Kingdom as a day to commemorate the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts. It is held on the second Sunday in Nov ...
until the evening of following Thursday, plots in the Field of Remembrance in Westminster are planted with hundreds of remembrance crosses and other tokens of remembrance. After the Field of Remembrance closes, the tokens are collected and burnt, and the ashes are scattered at the First World War battlefields in northern France and Belgium.
References
Veterans Minister Supports Poppy Charity’s Work To Help Injured Veterans Mend Their Lives
Confederation of Service Charities, 27 September 2011
Remembrance crosses and other tokens of remembrance
sold by the Royal British Legion Commemoration The Royal British Legion Star of David