Happy Little Mayor

There are more people entering the cemetery to do things, but it is only a trivial matter, and it will no longer affect the procession.

One is that the topography of the cemetery is convenient for police to guard, and the other is that this is a cemetery after all, and it is a cemetery of martyrs. In this environment, no one dares to mess around, after all, the residents' ancestors live next door.

The trouble here is not only the families of the martyrs, but also the families of a large number of those who died in Wellington.

The rest is similar to the domestic martyr's tomb. Everyone went up to send flowers and wreaths, and then leaders at all levels went up to speak in order.

The condolences are over, it is close to noon, but this is not the end of the event, and there are other arrangements in the afternoon, that is, the popoy fundraising ceremony.

Popoy fundraising is a poppy-millet fundraising activity. This kind of plant represents evil in most countries. When it is combined with World War I, it has a different meaning.

During the First World War, Opium poppy was one of the first plants to bloom on the deserted battlefields of northern France and Belgium. There is a saying among soldiers that the red petals of opium poppy are dyed with the blood of comrades who have fallen asleep underground.

Previously, in 1915, Canadian Medical Officer Colonel John McCray wrote a poem on this theme:

The beginning of the poem reads, "In the fields of Flanders, poppy-milk flowers undulate with the wind."

The poem is written in the tone of the dead and ends with a warning: If you betrayed our dead / we will not rest in peace / although poppy-milk flowers still grow / in the wilderness of Flanders.

Combining many factors, opium poppy finally became a special flower of the First World War, and many of them will be used in commemoration of World War I.

Previously, in New Zealand, this fund-raising event was for key members and volunteers of various parties to sell flowers, and then all the funds raised were used to improve the living conditions of veterans.

This year's event has changed, not ceramic flowers but flowers.

Because every year during this event, some people plant it in advance and wait for the opium poppy to bloom before selling it out, but the money they earn must be in their wallets.

The ceramic opium poppy used this time is very beautiful. It is printed using a very modern 3d printing technology. There is a line of small white characters on the petals, which describes the theme of the event: blood-stained land, red sea.

In the past, a poppy-milk flower was a New Zealand dollar. This time the price of ceramic poppy-milk flowers increased sharply, and it was divided into three types: large, medium and small.

But the ceramic poppy-milk flower has the same bright red petals as the real flower.

And it is made with new ceramic technology, the petals look flat, and in fact there are many small pores, so you can spray perfume up. The perfume stays in these holes, allowing the fragrance to last as long as possible.

Wang Bo liked it very much after seeing it. He bought hundreds of ceramic flowers of various kinds and wanted to bring them back to the sunset town for decoration.

Opium poppy is a beautiful flower, but it is also a source of poisons. New Zealand does not allow folk planting.

This kind of flower was welcomed on the street, and Wang Bo pushed the trolley to find a Wal-Mart supermarket door for promotion.

He had just stopped the car, and two strong men dressed as security guards came over.

In order to avoid conflict, he quickly explained: "Hello, I am a participant in a popoy fundraising event. I am here to sell ceramic flowers."

A strong man nodded: "We know that we are here to buy flowers, isn't this ceramic flower great?"

Wang Bo laughed: "Yes, it's great. You can send your wife and girlfriend, or your children. Spray a little perfume on it. The taste can be retained for a week."

The strong man bought him a medium-sized ceramic flower for ten yuan, and gave it to a colleague.

In the witness of the ceramic poppy and poppy, the two smiled with affection and continued to patrol happily.

Wang Bo shrugged, well, he witnessed a pure love.

After the ceramic flowers were laid out, he deliberately chose the position under the sun, the light shone, and the flowers were even more beautiful.

In total, he was responsible for selling a hundred ceramic flowers. As a result, the sales of these flowers were unexpected and sold out quickly.

I was packing my trolley and going back. Someone came up to stop the Pharaoh and asked, "Hello, sir, are you a volunteer for the popoy fundraising event?"

Pharaoh smiled: "Yes, if you want to buy ceramic flowers, it's a pity, it's sold out now, but I can contact colleagues for you to see if they are there."

The other party was obviously not here to buy flowers. The two held a microphone and a camera. This was the reporter's interview.

Sure enough, the other side introduced himself. They were the staff of the New Zealand Sunshine, and they came to interview him about the festival.

Although the Anzac Day is used to praise the soldiers who have given their lives to New Zealand, these years, the New Zealanders have begun to reflect on the wars they have participated in. This festival has changed a bit.

Wang Bo guessed the questions these reporters had to ask. After the Turks stormed the parade, the Green Party held a small meeting to tell everyone how to answer certain questions.

The reporter asked very tricky questions, first asked the immigrants from which country he came from, and then asked if there were similar activities in China.

Wang Bo said: "Our country also has such activities, and there are many. I think these activities are very valuable, because in modern times, our country has some very bad experiences and has suffered many brutal aggressions. , We need to keep in mind the hero's contribution to national independence and national freedom. "

"So is there a need for a similar event in New Zealand?"

Wang Bo was silent, and said, "I don't know what to say, just say a few words."

"The soldiers killed in the war are undoubtedly worthy of our memory. But do we really need to participate in these wars? It has nothing to do with the soldiers. I want to ask the ruling party at that time, why did they have to let the soldiers participate in these and New Zealand? A war that doesn't matter at all ?! "

"We were not absent during the two world wars. In the Korean War, we responded to the UN's call to participate in the war, and in the Vietnam War, we even sent our brothers to participate in the war. Explain them to us. "

These words were accounted for by the upper party of the Green Party. They are going to fire at the National Party. Of course, the Labour Party must also answer the same.

As a backbone member of the Green Party, Wang Bo could not just enjoy the convenience brought to him by the party, he also had to pay, so sometimes he had to make a sound.

However, he was not very interested in these facts in politics, so he hurriedly answered a few words and pushed away with a trolley. (To be continued.)

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