The red poppy symbolizes remembrance of those who died or suffered in wars and military conflicts, with a strong association to World War I and the battlefields of Flanders. It is widely used as a visual pledge to honor veterans, support military families, and promote peace, particularly around Remembrance Day on November 11 in many countries. It originated from the suffering and deaths of soldiers in the trenches of northern France and Belgium, inspired in part by the poem "In Flanders Fields," and was adopted as an emblem of remembrance by several nations and organizations in the aftermath of World War I.