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Remembrance candle table wording12/10/2023 The Last Post is a bugle call that was traditionally used to tell the troops at an army camp that the last guard post had been inspected and the rest of the soldiers could go to sleep for the night. This was when the armistice ending the fighting of the First World War went into effect on 11 November 1918. This timing–the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month–has great symbolic significance. The National Remembrance Day Ceremony is timed with precision so that the Canadian flag is lowered and the Last Post is finished at exactly 11 am, marking the beginning of the two minutes of silent reflection and the 21-gun salute. The MC may want to explain this prior to the playing of the Last Post, especially if the audience is younger and this is their first commemorative ceremony. The Last Post, two minutes of silence and the Rouse take place one after the other, without interruption. Last Post, two minutes of silence, and Rouse It is also a good time for the MC to welcome everyone and introduce special guests and dignitaries. The opening remarks are a time to set the tone of the event. Opening remarksĬommemorative ceremonies are solemn in nature. The MC invites everyone to stand for the singing of O Canada. If you have invited special guests such as Veterans, Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members or local politicians, you may wish to have a Master of Ceremonies (MC) announce their arrival and have someone guide them to a designated seating area, usually at the front facing the ceremony area. Although the Canadian flag is lowered during the National Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa at 11 am, people often choose to lower the Canadian flag to half-mast from sunrise to sunset on November 11. A school or community group may wish to have students carry flags while the school choir or band performs an appropriate song. In traditional ceremonies, the Colour Party (flag bearers) is accompanied by a military marching band. Military parade and/or entry of Colour Party Some schools and community groups choose to have Sea, Army and Air Cadets–or even Scouts and Girl Guides in uniform–stand as sentries. At the National Remembrance Day Ceremony in Ottawa, these sentries are Canadian Armed Forces members and RCMP officers. Likewise, they remain in place until its conclusion and any dignitaries or the military parade have departed. In traditional ceremonies, these sentries take their posts before the start of the ceremony. Your school or community group may wish to include vigil sentries to stand at the four corners of a memorial or other appropriate display.
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