Would you wear an Easter Lily if you were in Ireland at Easter ??
Did you go to Church today ? (It's All-Saints Day..)
Did you eat meat today ? (It's World Vegan Day..)
Did you eat clams today ? (It's National Deep Fried Clams Day.... Really !!!)
It's also National Vinegar Day, National Go Cook For Your Pets Day, National Eating Healthy Day, National Calzone Day, National Brush Day, National Family Literacy Day and a few others as well.
Meanwhile, for the rest of November, amongst a host of others, you have COPD Awareness Month, Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month, Epilepsy Awareness Month, National Alzheimer's Awareness Month, Hip Hop History Month and Banana Pudding Lovers Month.
You can check out a few more here:
https://www.checkiday.com/11/1/2017
The Poppy is not mandatory and never should be, in particular at sports events.