Besides the USA, what other countries celebrate a Veterans Day?
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Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger
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Canada but, called remembrance day
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Remembrance Day was instituted by King George V in November 1919 and it is observed on the 11th November throughout the British Commonwealth. It is customary to hold a two minute period of silence at 11 am (the eleventh hour of the 11th day in the 11th month) to coincide with the signing of the Armistice that ended World War 1. Remembrance Day pre-dates the US Veterans Day by several years.
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In Canada and other former British Commonwealth states, it is called Remembrance Day.
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India. But the date is different. Am not sure of it though.
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Kind of similar but my country has an "Army day" (June 30). It's still not clear to me if if we're commemorating those fallen in battle, veterans or the whole concept of having an army (?). Being sort of a pacifist, I never watch the parades or get involved. I just enjoy the day off from work.
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I was in Paris a couple of years ago and the Arch de Triomphe was being cleaned for Armistice Day-11/11. Several countries call it Rememberance Day.
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