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Anzac Day Ritual

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Anzac Day – Secular ritual

Anzac Day marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. Australians recognise 25 April as a day of national remembrance, which takes two forms. Commemorative services are held across the nation at dawn which was the time of the original landing, while later in the day, former servicemen and servicewomen meet to take part in marches through the country’s major cities and in many smaller centres. Commemorative ceremonies are more formal, and are held at war memorials around the country.

Easter – Religious Ritual
On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of the Jesus Christ. It is typically the most well-attended Sunday service of the year for Christian churches. Christians believe that as said in the bible that Jesus came back to life, or was raised from the dead, three days after his death on the cross. As part of the Easter season, the death of Jesus Christ by crucifixion is commemorated on Good Friday, always the Friday just before Easter.

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Even though it is the most attended Sunday service in the Christian calendar most people don’t bother or remember …show more content…

And that they don’t attend church because they aren’t interested in giving up their time. However, when questions about Anzac day were asked they seemed to be more interested and when asked do they go to the services then the response was still a no but, when asked why not he expressed that he wishes he could go but he finds it difficult to get up that early in the morning. Anzac day to the interviewee is about remembrance and paying tribute to all of the soldiers who lost their lives at war, and instead of just taking the day as a day off he takes time to remember all of those who have

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