Anzac day commemorations

Anzac day commemorations

I have really enjoyed learning about the Anzacs at Gallipoli when they fought 100 years ago. I have learnt a lot of stuff and actually got interested in the war unlike last year when I wasn't into it at all. I learnt that -

• 5% of NZ population's at the time got killed in War.
• Their biggest fight was at Gallipoli with the British soldiers when they were trying to knock Turkey out of the war.
• That the soldiers did lots of smoking back then which I find hard to believe.
• Apparently Winston Churchill got blamed for ruining the Gallipoli campaign but it was really the hills and the land that won Turkey the battle.
• Germany took on the world in the war but lost.
• And much much more.

On Anzac Day I did attend 2 things: the wreath laying ceremony which was at about 9.00am so I didn't have to get up at 4 in the morning to go to the dawn service. I found the ceremony pretty good. The thing that we got to witness was two people  from every school who had made a wreath took their wreath up to the stage/ building and there were also heaps of trumpets and Anzac music too. My other thing that I went to was the light swith my cousins near the Arras tunnel which started from 7 in the night till 10 but it was just one clip kind of thing  that went for 15 minutes and kept playing over and over again. I thought it was fun showing lots of pictures and sometimes clips but my brother was disappointed because he thought it was going to be a movie with popcorn and lemonade.

I enjoyed Anzac Day and I think it is a great idea to remember our soldiers who fought for us in World War One.