Remembrance Day
On the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, a minutes' silence is observed and dedicated to those soldiers who died fighting to protect the nation. 11 November became known as Armistice Day - a day to remember those who died in World War One. This conflict had mobilised over 70 million people and left between nine and 13 million dead and as many as one third of these with no grave. The allied nations chose this day and time for the commemoration of their war dead. In November, the Germans called for an armistice (suspension of fighting) in order to secure a peace settlement. At 11 am on 11 November 1918, the guns on the Western Front fell silent after more than four years of continuous warfare. Germans accepted the allied terms of unconditional surrender. The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month attained a special significance in the post-war years and became universally associated with the remembrance of those who had died in the war.
After World War Two, Armistice Day was renamed Remembrance Day to commemorate those who were killed in both World Wars.
Pupils from 2.D and 7.D paid tribute to the war veterans at the memorial in the Komenského sady.