Red Friday

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Several groups have advocated the wearing of red on Fridays to "Support the Troops". The groups say that wearing red on Fridays is meant to be a non partisan act by someone to show their support for Armed Forces abroad regardless of where they are or under what circumstances they were deployed. This is specifically used in the U.S. to show support of troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, and anywhere else.^{[citation needed]} Other groups use it to either support or oppose wars, specifically the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

Wearing red can include any article of clothing or accessory such as ribbons, lapel pins, hats etc.

1 Red Friday in Canada
2 Heart disease awareness
3 See also
4 References

[edit] Red Friday in Canada

Red Friday Rally on Parliament Hill

People in Canada have started wearing red on Fridays to show support for the men and women serving in the Canadian Forces. The choice of using red is because it is an official Canadian colour and also historically is a colour of remembrance for it symbolizes the red poppies in Flanders Fields and the loss of life the country has endured.

Many positions in the House of Commons do not allow employees to dress outside of uniform but have compromised to allow staff to wear a red ribbon instead. This is the only exception other than wearing a poppy for Remembrance Day.

[edit] Heart disease awareness

The American Heart Association is sponsoring its own Red Friday to raise awareness of heart disease in women, advocating that participants wear red every Friday.