Remembrance Day commemorates the end of World War I and honors those who have died in conflicts. It originated on November 11, 1918 to mark the armistice that ended WWI. Today it remembers all those who lost their lives in wars including WWI, WWII, the Falklands War, the Gulf War, the Iraq War, and the ongoing war in Afghanistan. The red poppy became a symbol of remembrance based on poppies that grew on the battlefields of Belgium and France, inspiring the WWI poem "In Flanders Fields." On Remembrance Day, memorial services are held and people leave wreaths and poppies to honor the dead.