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Armistice Day

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commemorative observance public holiday

Armistice Day is an annual observance marking the end of World War I hostilities on November 11, 1918, and honoring those who served and died in the conflict.

Aliases (5)

Remembrance Day ×12
Veterans Day ×5
Armistice Day (11 November) ×1
Independence Day (November 11) ×1
Remembrance Day in the United Kingdom ×1

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commemorative observance → public holiday →
alsoKnownAs	Armistice Day (11 November) →
commemorates	armistice of 11 November 1918 → end of World War I hostilities → military personnel who died in World War I → military personnel who served in World War I →
conflictCommemorated	World War I →
countryOfOrigin	Australia → Austria → Belgium → Bulgaria → Canada → Croatia → Czech Republic → Denmark → Estonia → Finland → France → Germany → Greece → Hungary → Ireland → Italy → Latvia → Lithuania → Luxembourg → Netherlands → New Zealand → Norway → Poland → Portugal → Romania → Serbia → Slovakia → Slovenia → Spain → Sweden → Switzerland → United Kingdom → United States →
date	11 November →
hasTheme	peace → remembrance of war dead →
locationOfEventCommemorated	Compiègne Forest →
observedBy	Allied nations of World War I →
observesEvent	Armistice of Compiègne →
relatedTo	Remembrance Day → Remembrance Sunday → Veterans Day →
significantEvent	signing of armistice between Allies and Germany →
slogan	Lest we forget →
startTime	1919 →
timeOfEventCommemorated	11:00 CET →
typicalActivity	memorial services → military parades → two-minute silence → wreath-laying ceremonies →
typicalSymbol	poppy →
yearOfEventCommemorated	1918 →

Referenced by (25)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Armistice Day ("Remembrance Day") → Armistice Day ("Veterans Day") → Victory in Europe Day ("Remembrance Day") → Victory in Europe Day →	relatedTo
Armistice of 11 November 1918 → Armistice of 11 November 1918 ("Remembrance Day") →	commemoratedBy
World War I → World War I ("Remembrance Day") →	commemorationDate
Memorial Day ("Veterans Day") → Memorial Day ("Remembrance Day") →	isRelatedTo
Papaver rhoeas ("Remembrance Day") → Papaver rhoeas →	symbolOf
Armistice Day ("Armistice Day (11 November)") →	alsoKnownAs
French overseas territories →	celebrate
Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier ("Remembrance Day") →	commemorationDay
November ("Remembrance Day") →	containsHolidayInCanada
November ("Veterans Day") →	containsHolidayInUnitedStates
Flag of Poland ("Independence Day (November 11)") →	displayedOn
World War II Memorial ("Veterans Day") →	hasCommemorativeCeremonies
Tomb of the Unknown Warrior ("Remembrance Day") →	hasMemorialDay
American culture ("Veterans Day") →	importantHoliday
Enniskillen bombing ("Remembrance Day in the United Kingdom") →	memorializedOn
Australian War Memorial ("Remembrance Day") →	significantDate
Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier ("Remembrance Day") →	unveiledOn
Eternal Flame (Australian War Memorial) ("Remembrance Day") →	usedOnOccasion