Anzac Day | |
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![]() Anzac Day Dawn Service at Kings Park, Western Australia, 25 April 2009, 94th anniversary. | |
Also called | Māori: Rā o Ngā Hōia[1] |
Observed by | Australia Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cook Islands New Zealand Niue Norfolk Island Tokelau Tonga |
Type | Commemorative, patriotic, historic |
Significance | National day of remembrance and first landing of the Anzacs at Gallipoli |
Observances | Dawn services, commemorative marches, remembrance services |
Date | 25 April |
Next time | 25 April 2025 |
Frequency | Annual |
Related to | Remembrance Day |
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Anzac Day (/ˈænzæk/; Māori: Rā Whakamahara ki ngā Hōia o Ahitereiria me Aotearoa[2] or Rā o ngā Hōia)[1] is a national day of remembrance in Australia, New Zealand and Tonga that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations" and "the contribution and suffering of all those who have served".[3][4] Observed on 25 April each year, Anzac Day was originally devised to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who served in the Gallipoli campaign, their first engagement in the First World War (1914–1918).