Veteran’s day is a remembrance of all U.S. military veterans – past and present. It is celebrated every November 11th, and has been a federal holiday since 1926.
Veterans Day is an official United States public holiday, observed annually on November 11 (November 12 observed), that honors military veterans; that is, persons who served in the United States Armed Forces. It coincides with other holidays, including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, celebrated in other countries that mark the anniversary of the end of World War I; major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, when the Armistice with Germany went into effect. The United States previously observed Armistice Day. The U.S. holiday was renamed Veterans Day in 1954.
Veterans Day is not to be confused with Memorial Day, a U.S. public holiday in May; Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans, while Memorial Day honors those who died while in military service. It is also not to be confused with Armed Forces Day, a minor U.S. remembrance that also occurs in May, which specifically honors those currently serving in the U.S. military.
To add a Veterans Day Frames (filter/overlay) to your Facebook profile picture, follow the steps below:
- Go to the profile picture frame feature
- Search for “Veterans Day” or “Poppy Frame” or “Remembrance Day“
- Drag to Reposition the frame
- If you want to switch back to your profile picture without a frame select the time you want to switch back.
- Click Use as Profile Picture to save
Veterans Day is an official United States public holiday, observed annually on November 11 (November 12 observed), that honors military veterans; that is, persons who served in the United States Armed Forces.
Siku ya maveterani ni kumbukumbu ya maveterani wote wa kijeshi wa Marekani - wa zamani na wa sasa. Siku hiyo huadhimishwa kila Novemba 11 na imekuwa sikukuu ya serikali tangu mwaka 1926. Siku ya Wazee ni sikukuu rasmi ya Marekani, inayoadhimishwa kila mwaka mnamo Novemba 11, ambayo inaheshimu wazee wa kijeshi, yaani, watu waliohudumu katika Jeshi la Marekani. Siku hiyo pia huadhimishwa kwa ajili ya kuadhimisha siku ya kukomesha vita, ambayo ni siku ya kukumbukwa kwa vita vya mwisho wa Vita Kuu ya Kwanza ya Dunia, na ambayo ilianza rasmi saa kumi na moja ya siku ya kumi na moja ya mwezi wa kumi na moja wa mwaka wa 1918, wakati ambapo makubaliano ya kukomesha vita na Ujerumani yalianza kutumika. Marekani hapo awali ilisherehekea Siku ya Amani. Siku hiyo ya likizo ilibadilishwa jina kuwa Siku ya Wazee wa Vita mwaka 1954. Siku ya Wazee wa Vita ni siku ya kumbukumbu ya Marekani ambayo huadhimishwa kila mwaka na wanajeshi wa Marekani, wakati Siku ya Ukumbusho ni siku ya kuwaheshimu wanajeshi waliokufa katika vita. Siku hiyo pia haipaswi kuchanganyikiwa na Siku ya Jeshi, kumbukumbu ndogo ya Marekani ambayo pia hufanyika mwezi Mei, ambayo hasa inaheshimu wale wanaotumikia sasa katika jeshi la Marekani. Kuongeza Veterans Day Frames (filter) kwa picha yako ya wasifu wa Facebook, fuata hatua zifuatazo: - Nenda kwenye kipengele cha sura ya picha ya wasifu - Tafuta <unk>Veterans Day<unk> au <unk>Poppy Frame<unk> au <unk>Remembrance Day<unk> - Drag to Reposition the frame <unk> Ikiwa unataka kubadilisha nyuma kwa picha yako ya wasifu bila sura chagua wakati unataka kubadilisha nyuma. Siku ya Wazee ni sikukuu rasmi ya Marekani, inayoadhimishwa kila mwaka mnamo Novemba 11, ambayo inaheshimu wazee wa kijeshi, yaani, watu waliohudumu katika Jeshi la Marekani.