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Next: 25 Apr 2027

Anzac Day

Red poppies and a sprig of green rosemary, worn at dawn services for the war dead of Australia and New Zealand.

2017 Anzac Day parade, Warwick
Photo: Chris Olszewski, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The colours of Anzac Day

Anzac Day marks the landing of Australian and New Zealand soldiers at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915 and honours all who have served and died in war. It begins in the grey light before sunrise with the dawn service. In New Zealand the red poppy is the flower of this day, pinned to coats and laid at memorials. In Australia poppies are placed beside the names on the Roll of Honour, and many people also wear a sprig of green rosemary. Rosemary has stood for remembrance since ancient times, and it grows wild on the Gallipoli peninsula. Veterans march in dark suits with rows of medals on bright striped ribbons. Wreaths of red, green and white are laid.

#C8102EPoppy redThe flower of the battlefields of the First World War.
#5B7553Rosemary greenThe herb of remembrance, worn in Australia.
#8E99A8Dawn greyThe light of the dawn service.
#111111Poppy blackThe dark centre of the poppy.

Values are fair approximations, not official shades.

Read about the colours

RedThe remembrance poppy.CoquelicotThe colour name taken from the wild corn poppy.GreenRosemary.
About this page

Written by the Rang desk with AI assistance. Background: "Anzac Day" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from family to family and place to place. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

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