<P> Its use in Remembrance Day ceremonies in Commonwealth nations has two generally unexpressed purposes : the first is an implied summoning of the spirits of the Fallen to the cenotaph , the second is to symbolically end the day , so that the period of silence before the Rouse is blown becomes in effect a ritualised night vigil . The Last Post as played at the end of inspection typically lasted for about 45 seconds ; when played ceremonially with notes held for longer , pauses extended , and the expression mournful , typical duration could be 75 seconds or more . </P>
<P> Its use in Remembrance Day ceremonies in Commonwealth nations has two generally unexpressed purposes : the first is an implied summoning of the spirits of the Fallen to the cenotaph , the second is to symbolically end the day , so that the period of silence before the Rouse is blown becomes in effect a ritualised night vigil . The Last Post as played at the end of inspection typically lasted for about 45 seconds ; when played ceremonially with notes held for longer , pauses extended , and the expression mournful , typical duration could be 75 seconds or more . </P>
when was the last post played in ww1
when was the last post played in ww1
Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day