ANZAC Day is on 25th of April each year, it is probably Australia's most important national occasion. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War.The 25th of April was officially named ANZAC Day in 1916. It was marked by a wide variety of ceremonies and services in Australia, a march through London, and a sports day in the Australian camp in Egypt.
The letters of ANZAC are stand for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. The soldiers in those forces quickly became known as ANZACs, and the pride they took in that name endures to this day. During the 1920s ANZAC Day became established as a national day of commemoration for the 60,000 Australians who had died during the war.
Australians recognise 25 April as an occasion of national remembrance, on that day people show their thanks to the people who have fought for their country. They lay flowers and wreaths of red poppies at the bottom of war memorials to show they have still remebered these brave people.
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