ANZAC Day is a public holiday in Victoria, where it is a day off for the general population, and schools and most businesses are closed. School children marching in an ANZAC Day parade in Mackay, Australia. ©iStockphoto.com/pamspix Celebrate ANZAC Day Many ceremonies, parades, and other ...
In 1921, the state of Queensland passed the ANZAC Day Act which made the commemoration a public or closed holiday. On Anzac Day, there are ceremonies and marches in both Australia and New Zealand, known as ‘Dawn Marches’. Paper poppies are often distributed on the day as a symbol of re...