April 25th is always Anzac Day every year. Anzac stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps and it is a commemoration of the anniversary of Australian and New Zealand soldiers landing at Gallipoli in Turkey on 25th April 1915. So most shops except for petrol stations and the odd restaurant are closed until 1.30pm allowing military and everyone else to attend dawn services.
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| Photo taken outside the Greymouth District Council |
Just about everyone here has someone in their family or that they know who has served at some point so there are lots of tears and memories being shared.
Linking up with Weekend Reflections, Shadow Shot Sunday and the Weekend Roundup.
14 comments:
As you say, every family has a story. I have a nephew in the NZ navy now. He attended the dawn service with his young family.
Anzac Day is a powerful and emotional day of remembrance, deeply woven into the lives of Australians and New Zealanders—a time for honoring sacrifice, sharing memories, and coming together as a nation.
...a day for reflection.
2 lovely photos to illustrate "quiet! Amy I hope you have a lovely week ahead
A day to remember them. We were lucky, all our men came back.
The 6 th of June will be our Remembrance Day here in Normandy.
I still have a sachet of poppy-seeds from 2015, when ANZACS honored the Gallipoli-soldiers. A pressie from a friend.
Indeed very quiet and to remember. Great second shot.
A very important day in your history.
A day of reflection.
A day of reflection and morning of quiet.
It's good to remember the sacrifices of the troops who sacrificed their all.
Good to remember!😢
I wondered what the initials stood for. The last photo is very moving.
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