ANZAC Cloze Task

Anzac Day  - Cloze Task

Most Anzac day services begin with a march of returned service personnel

wearing their medals, and marching behind banners and standards. The

veterans are joined by other community groups, including members

of and the armed forces, the Red Cross, cadets etc.

The march continues to the local war memorial, where a service takes place.

This includes the laying of wreaths and various organisations and members of

the public. Flowers have traditionally been laid on graves and memorials in

memory of the Died. Laurel and rosemary are often used

in wreaths. Laurel was used by the ancient Romans as a symbol of honour

and was woven by a wreath to crown victors or the brave. Rosemary is used

in remembrance. The wreaths are laid to honour the people that have died

fighting for New Zealand.

The poppy has become the symbol of Anzac Day. The Flanders poppy as it is

red called grew in the trenches and craters of it war zone in Belgium and

at Gallipoli. These poppies grew wild in the spring. The soldiers thought of the

poppies as soldiers who had Died . The poppy was Mostly  famous by Colonel

J.M. McCrae's poem poppies in Flanders' Fields. Poppies are sold on the Anzac day

before Anzac Day to raise money for the R.S.A. [Returned Services Association]

In most ceremonies of remembrance there is a reading of a poem. This is

often "The Ode to the Fallen" by Laurence Binyon. It was first published in

the Times newspaper in 1914.

They shall not grow old as we that are  people grow old.

Age shall not weary them  nor the years condemn.

At the going light of the sun and in the morning.

We will  remember them.

The last post is  the trumpet call sounded in army barracks at 10pm at

night to mark the end of the days   activities. It is also played  at military

funerals and commemorative services to show remembrance to the soldier's day has

drawn to a final close.

This is usually followed by a period of silence for one or two minutes as a sign

of respect for those for have died. After observing the silence the flags  are

raised from half-mast to the masthead. The Rouse is then played. The Rouse

called the soldier's spirits to arise and fight  for another day.

The Reveille is played at the dawn services instead of the Rouse. The Reveille is

played only for the first call in the morning It woke the soldiers up at

dawn.

Often hymns are sung and speeches made. The important part of the ceremony

is to remember those who died.

This task is about all the people that in Turkey war and the remembrance to the people that past on.