Anzac Day
| 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 |
| Observed by | as public holiday: Australia Cook Islands New Zealand Niue Tonga observations: United Kingdom & various other Commonwealth Nations |
| 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 |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Related to | Remembrance Day |
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Anzac Day 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". 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).