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ANZAC Day Traditions

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The Ode

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.

Lest we forget.

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ANZAC Day dawn serviceANZAC Day commemorations begin with the dawn service.

Traditions that are usually included in the dawn service are:

• singing a hymn (a special kind of religious song)

• saying a prayer

• laying wreaths

• reciting ‘The Ode’

• listening to a rendition of ‘The Last Post’

• one minute of silence to remember and think about the experiences and sacrifices of soldiers who have fought in wars.

During wartime, ‘The Last Post’ was played to let soldiers know that the day’s activities had come to an end.

On ANZAC Day it is played to show that those Australians who have died in conflicts have gone to their final rest.

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ANZAC Day dawn serviceThe eternal flame is an important symbol of the ANZAC Day dawn service. The eternal flame burns continuously to show that those who have lost their lives will never be forgotten. The phrase ‘Lest we forget’ is also spoken at the dawn service as a reminder to never forget.

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Continuity and change in the ANZAC Day parade

ANZAC Day parade, Brisbane 1936 ANZAC Day parade, Brisbane 2010

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John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Image: 65599http://hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/134330

Dawn Service - Amberley, QLD, Department of Defence, © Commonwealth of Australia http://www.defence.gov.au/anzacday/2010/gallery/20100425f/index.htm

OP Kruger - SECDET Anzac Day, Department of Defence, © Commonwealth of Australia http://www.defence.gov.au/anzacday/2010/gallery.htm

Peter Thompson (Father) and Freya Langerman-Thompson, Department of Defence, © Commonwealth of Australia http://www.defence.gov.au/anzacday2009/images/20090425a/index.htm

Australian war veterans, Department of Defence, © Commonwealth of Australia http://www.defence.gov.au/anzacday2009/images/20090425c/index.htm

The State War Memorial, Department of Defence, © Commonwealth of Australia http://www.defence.gov.au/anzacday2009/images/20090428b/index.htm

ANZAC Day 2010, Department of Defence, © Commonwealth of Australia http://www.defence.gov.au/anzacday/2010/gallery/20100425ab/20100425raaf8540589_0007_lo.jpg

The Seventh Pattern Rising Sun Badge, (Army) http://www.army.gov.au/Our-history/Traditions/The-Rising-Sun-Badge

Text from ‘The Ode’: Binyon, Laurence For the fallen http://www.awm.gov.au/commemoration/customs/recitation.asp