What are 10 facts about Anzac day?

Answer 1

• ANZAC is an abbreviation for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
• ANZACs were all volunteers.
• ANZAC Day is a day of commemoration, to remember all those who have served in the Defence Forces.
• The red poppy is the most common symbol of ANZAC Day.
• April 25, Anzac Day, was the day the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915.
• The first "unofficial" Dawn service was held in Albany, Western Australia.
• The first official dawn service on an ANZAC Day was in 1927 at the Sydney Cenotaph.
• The ANZACS were on the Gallipoli Peninsula for only 8 months, where around 8,000 of them died.
• There is no town called "Gallipoli". It is the name of an area. Visitors to Gallipoli usually stay at nearby towns - like Ecubeat.
• The date, 25 April, was officially named ANZAC Day in 1916.
• ANZAC Day was not a public holiday in New Zealand until 1921
• ANZAC Day was not a public holiday in Australia until 1921. However it was not observed uniformly in all the states.
• On ANZAC Day, the Australian flag is flown at half-mast until midday.