Remembrance Day

Many countries have a special day to remember those that fell in their wars. In Japan, we have an anniversary of the end of World WarⅡon the 15 August. In 1945, the Emperor Showa (know as Hirohito at America and UK) told people that Japan had lost the battle on the radio. Of cause, we cannot forget the days which dropped A-bomb at Hiroshima and Nagasaki as well. Those days, we place our hands together and pray that wars will never be repeated the same mistake again. The British Remembrance day is held on the 11 November every year. This is the day that World War One ended in 1918. World War Ⅰ, called Great War left a deep scar on people. They keep quiet for 2 minutes at 11am. The royal family and government officials gather at the Cenotaph. The ceremony for consoling the war dead are hold and paraded by former servicemen. One poem called 'For the Fallen' is often read aloud on the occasion.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.
It was written by Laurence Binyon(1869-1943).

I think that people, especially Japanese innocently take peace for granted. So we must not allow our memories of war to fade away. Then we must thank for everything.