SERVICES will be held in Durban on Sunday, 8 November, to commemorate Remembrance Day.
Remembrance Day, informally known as Poppy Day owing to the tradition of the remembrance poppy, is a memorial day which has been observed since the end of the First World War to honour members of the armed forces who died in the line of duty.
Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November in most countries to recall the end of hostilities of the First World War on that date in 1918.
Hostilities formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, in accordance with the armistice signed by representatives of Germany and the Entente between 5.12am and 5.20am that morning.
The Service of Remembrance generally includes the sounding of the Last Post, followed by the period of silence, and then the sounding of Reveille.
Services also include wreaths laying to honour the fallen.
The SA Legion
The SA legion will host its annual service at the Cenotaph at the Durban City Hall on Sunday at 10am for 10.30am.
The public is welcome to attend, all Covid-19 regulations will be followed. In the case of inclement weather, the service will be moved to the City Hall, although wreaths will still be laid at the Cenotaph.
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Poppy Day will be commemorated on Saturday and the community is encouraged to buy poppies at Queensmead Mall, Musgrave Centre, Avonmore Spar, Glenwood Village or Windermere Centre.
St Cyprian’s Church
St Cyprian’s Church, 603 Umbilo Road, will hold a Remembrance Sunday service at 9am on Sunday.
There will be a lament by a piper, a trumpeter, and hymns suitable for the occasion.
“We encourage the community to support this day and honour the memory of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice,” said Father Dane Elsworth.
All are welcome, and all Covid-19 protocols will be in place. Those who live together, sit together, otherwise there will be social distancing. Contact 031 205 3710.
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