Australia commemorates ANZAC Day with marches, dawn services and numerous social gatherings and traditions held in capital cities and towns nationwide. The ANZAC Day parade from each state capital is televised live with commentary. These events are followed generally by social gatherings of veterans, hosted either in a pub or in a Returned and Services League (RSL) Club.
Thousands of Australians now make the annual pilgrimage to ANZAC Cove in Gallipoli. Until 1999 the Gallipoli dawn service was held at the Ari Burnu war cemetery, however, with growing numbers of people attending a new “Anzac Commemorative Site” was built on North Beach.
Although Australia’s official national day is “Australia Day”, many Australians have now come to regard ANZAC Day as the true national day of the country. The spirit of ANZAC recognises the qualities of courage, mateship and sacrifice which were demonstrated at the Gallipoli landing. (source:media.australia)
ANZAC means Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. On 25th April of each year, ANZAC Day which is also a National Day is commemorated by both Australia and New Zealand to honour the members of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who fought at Gallipoli during the World War I. It is basically a tribute to those soldiers who died during the military operations for their countries.
In the year 1915, ANZAC or Australian and New Zealand Army Corps was formed to fight jointly in World War I. ANZSC set up their main target to capture the Constantinople, the capital of Ottoman Empire, who was an ally of Germany during the World War I. Lots of soldiers of ANZAC were died during the operation from both the countries. After this military operation, both the countries decided to commemorated ANZAC day every day to remember these soldiers and pays tributes to them. This day has a great importance for both the Countries.