How to Celebrate Anzac Day

Last Updated: February 7, 2021 References

Anzac Day (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) is in honor of all the Australian and New Zealanders who died in WW1 in Gallipoli, 1915. It is celebrated on April 25 and is very similar to occasions like Veteran's Day. After WW2, Anzac Day has been marked to honor all Australians and New Zealanders whose lives were lost in all military operations.

Steps

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Learn what Australia's and New Zealand's parts in WW1 and WW2 were.^{[1]
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Attend a Dawn Service. If you cannot attend, you can watch videos of the past and present Dawn Services. These Services are held at war memorials and Military bases across Australian and New Zealand. The Dawn Service is a reminder of the dawn landing in Gallipoli. Prior to the Dawn Service there may be a slideshow, readings of diary and letter excerpts, the reading of emotive accounts, and then two minutes of silence. The Dawn Service itself can consists of numerous statues and monuments being opened, such as the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier and Memory Hall.^{[3]
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Attend a National Anzac Day Ceremony. If you cannot attend, watch videos of the events of the past and present ceremonies. A commemorative address will be given. Memorials will be opened afterward, and hymns and prayers will be sung.^{[4]
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Listen or read some past or present speeches given. You could even memorize important quotes and passages.^{[5]
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Take a battlefield tour if you are in or can go to Australia or Europe.
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Look at some pictures. There's many pictures of Australian and New Zealand soldiers in wars.^{[6]
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Make Anzac biscuits. They are also called the soldier's biscuit because they were a main staple in the diets of Anzac soldiers.^{[7]
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Make flags. You can make the national flags of both New Zealand^{[8]
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Community Q&A

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What are some traditions of ANZAC Day?

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It's traditional to attend a Dawn Service on ANZAC day. It is a public holiday, and so many people use it as a day to spend with their families.