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ANZAC Day


   Friday 24th April, 2020

Ideas for this ANZAC day

Below are some images of how you can commemorate ANZAC day with your family. Get crafty with these DIY poppies or bake some ANZAC biscuits or ANZAC slice.

Here is a video to help you build your very own DIY poppies.

If you would like to share your creation, or how you're commemorating this ANZAC day, post to the BCCS community Facebook page.

Lest we Forget

On this day the 25th day of April, we remember those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for their country and of the blooding of a great tradition long held between two hitherto young emerging nations.

While Anzac Day is set to coincide with the anniversary of the landing in Gallipoli, the day itself is not meant to be a commemoration of the event, but rather the qualities that Australia established for itself there.

'At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them'

THE DAWN SERVICE

The Dawn Service is one of the most revered and popular ceremonies that takes place on Anzac Day. The Dawn Service is thought to have originated in the military routine known as the “stand-to.” Opposing armies often attacked in the partial light of dusk and dawn. Ever vigilant, the Australian military made it a practice to wake the soldiers and prepare them at their posts with weapons before the other armies could strike.

On Anzac Day, we recognise the courage, mate-ship, skill, and perseverance of those who have served, fought, and given their lives in the military.

THE LAST POST

Often heard at the Dawn Service and other memorials on Anzac Day, The Last Post is the tune that is played over a bugle to signify the end of the day, or the final post. The soldiers could then take their rest. At memorial services, this melody is played to suggest the last post as a metaphor. The soldiers who are being honoured can hear the tune and know that all duties have been completed, so he or she may finally rest in peace.

“Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw the torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die,
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.”

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.

All information has be gathered from John Munns. You can find his website here.