Honouring Anzac Day a sacred ritual

• Published date: 18 April 2024
• Publication title: Clutha Leader

Australians will be following suit with their rituals to gather as their dawn breaks

It remains a sacred ritual for us to meet at dawn on this day, as this was a time many years ago when soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps — the Anzacs — landed on the beaches of Gallipoli, just 50 years after the end of the New Zealand Wars and 14 years after the South African War.

People all over the country come to these annual memorials to dedicate their thoughts to the people who fought so hard for our country and our future.

The Clutha district has many areas where services are held each year in order to provide remembrance and accept the hardships which have given us the opportunities we have today.

We remember soldiers with local connections who lost their lives and lay wreaths, place poppies and commemorate together and sit in silence to think back and acknowledge.

Local Returned Services Associations (RSAs) and individuals put in endless efforts and organisation to host these remembrance events every year.

Various groups are included in doing their bit to contribute, including South...