Reply #13: I don't know what happens in Canada, but in the UK... [View All]

[Kutjara]

Remembrance Sunday is observed as I described. Here's a Wiki article discussing it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Sunday

While there are indeed ceremonies on the 11th (which is more formally known as Armistice Day), they tend to be small scale (no doubt so they won't disrupt the working day). The large ceremony at the Cenotaph in London is held on Remembrance Sunday.