The day of German capitulation in the World War I, in Serbia is declared as a national holiday and reminds of the day when the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France. As the emblem for this holiday, Natalie’s Ramonda flower is used and is known in botanic as the phoenix-flower, and beside that, the motif of the strip of Albanian memorial is also used and is placed above the flower. The emblem should be warn on the day of holiday and also during the week before.
Armistice Day is also celebrated in Great Britain and in the countries of Commonwealth.
The official title of this holiday is „Armistice Day in the World War I- the memory of the innocent casualties in the period of 1914-1918“
More about World War I, read here:
http://www.serbia.com/about-serbia/serbia-history/world-war-one/