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退伍軍人節 (Veterans
Day) ：11月11日
你怎麼慶祝退伍軍人節呢？你會不會參加遊行活動？聽演講？在典禮上獻花？從1918年開始，人們就會以這些事情來紀念這個特別的節日，不過這個節日以前有不同的名稱，同時過去的意義也和現在有點不同。
西元1918年11月11日，盟軍的主要國家和德國在法國簽訂停火協議，正式結束了第一次世界大戰。並不是只有美國才會慶祝這一天。在第二次世界大戰爆發之前，英國與法國每年也都會慶祝這個休戰紀念日 (Armistice
Day) 。第二次大戰爆發後，這些國家也沒有時間慶祝了。
How do you observe Veterans Day? Do you go to a parade? Listen to a speech? Take flowers to a cemetery? People do all these things to commemorate this special holiday, which has been observed since 1918, though it had a different name and a slightly different meaning back then.
It was on November 11, 1918, that Allied powers signed a cease-fire agreement, an armistice with Germany at Rethondes, France, ending World War I. Not only does the U.S. observe this day. Great Britain and France continued to recognize Armistice Day every year until World War II, when, once again, it was no time to be celebrating peace.
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