ANZAC DAY

Friday 24 April 2009

How quickly that month has gone. Easter has been and gone and tomorrow, April 25th, New Zealand and Australia commemorate the soldiers of all the wars we have been involved in.

It is known as ANZAC Day - an acronym for Australia and New Zealand Army Corps.
The first ANZAC Day was marked in 1916 and every year the day is marked by Dawn Parades in towns and cities around our lands.

It is a day of reflection and celebration. It's the bitter/sweet that is war.
The Battle of Gallipoli was the defining point when New Zealand found her identity as a nation.

We wear the red poppy or Flanders poppy. It is an international symbol of remembrance for those killed on the battlefield.