Editing Anzac Day (section)

===1990s–2010s: Revival===
In 1990, to mark the 75th anniversary of the [[Battle of Gallipoli|Gallipoli]] landing, many of the last surviving Gallipoli veterans along with government officials from Australia and New Zealand, including Australian Prime Minister [[Bob Hawke]]<ref name="walkleys.com">[http://www.walkleys.com/books/790/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109224827/http://www.walkleys.com/books/790/|date=9 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="McKenna">{{cite web|last=McKenna|first=Mark|url=http://newmatilda.com/2010/04/26/our-national-day|title=Our National Day|publisher=newmatilda.com|access-date=17 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217173212/https://newmatilda.com/2010/04/26/our-national-day|archive-date=17 February 2015}}</ref> and New Zealand governor-general [[Paul Reeves]],<ref name="Modern Anzac Day">[http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/modern-anzac-day Modern Anzac Day] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205003212/http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/modern-anzac-day |date=5 February 2016 }}, Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Updated 5 April 2011.</ref> travelled to Turkey for a special Dawn Service at Gallipoli.

[[Bob Hawke]] was the first Australian Prime Minister to visit Turkey to pay respect to the fallen.<ref>https://pmtranscripts.pmc.gov.au/release/transcript-8008</ref> Prime Minister [[John Howard]] was also a huge proponent of Anzac Day commemorations, and visited Gallipoli on 25 April in both 2000 and 2005.<ref name=Ausgeog/><ref name=Waterson>DB Waterson, [http://www.abc.net.au/news/indepth/anzac/waterson.htm Anzac Day: Australia's National Day, ''ABC News Online''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427075711/http://www.abc.net.au/news/indepth/anzac/waterson.htm |date=27 April 2009}}</ref>

[[File:Anzac Day 2008 Wagga 19.jpg|thumb|right|A large commemoration march in [[Wagga Wagga, New South Wales]] (April 2008)]]

An increasing number of attendees have been young Australians,<ref>Anne-Marie Hede and John Hall, "Anzac Day and Australian nationalism: assessing the marketing lifecycle of this cultural phenomenon", Deakin University: www.deakin.edu.au/research/stories/hede/anzac-vietnam.doc</ref><ref>[http://news.smh.com.au/national/stay-in-australia-on-anzac-day-academic-20080421-27js.html "Stay in Australia on Anzac Day: academic"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109225820/http://news.smh.com.au/national/stay-in-australia-on-anzac-day-academic-20080421-27js.html |date=9 January 2014}}, ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'', 21 April 2008.</ref> many of whom attend ceremonies swathed in Australian flags, wearing green-and-gold T-shirts and beanies and with [[Australian flag]] tattoos imprinted on their skin.<ref name=Thousands/><ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Thousands-honour-Anzac-Day-at-Gallipoli/2007/04/25/1177459777230.html "Thousands honour Anzac Day at Gallipoli"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016075144/http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Thousands-honour-Anzac-Day-at-Gallipoli/2007/04/25/1177459777230.html |date=16 October 2015}}, ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 25 April 2007.</ref><ref>Charles Miranda, [http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23599892-662,00.html "Embracing our Anzac history"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429050508/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23599892-662,00.html |date=29 April 2008}}, ''Herald Sun'', 26 April 2008.</ref><ref name=Knight>Ben Knight, [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/02/2407903.htm Breaking through our Gallipoli 'myth', ''ABC News'', 2 November 2008] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623214158/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/02/2407903.htm |date=23 June 2011}}</ref> This phenomenon has been perceived by some as a reflection of the desire of younger generations of Australians to honour the sacrifices made by the previous generations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/indepth/anzac/beaumont.htm|title=Anzac Day|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202052638/http://www.abc.net.au/news/indepth/anzac/beaumont.htm|archive-date=2 February 2009}}</ref>

[[File:Hobart Cenotaph, Tasmania, Australia - with wreaths for ANZAC Day.jpg|thumb|right|[[Hobart Cenotaph]], Tasmania, Australia – with wreaths for ANZAC Day]]
Australians and New Zealanders recognise 25 April as a ceremonial occasion to reflect on the cost of war and to remember those who fought and died in war. Commemorative services and marches are held at dawn, the time of the original landing, mainly at [[war memorial]]s in cities and towns across both nations and the sites of some of Australia and New Zealand's more-recognised battles and greatest losses, including [[Villers-Bretonneux]] in France<ref name="dva.gov.au">{{cite web|url=http://www.dva.gov.au/commems_oawg/commemorations/commemorative_events/anzac_day/Pages/france.aspx|title=Anzac Day Services in France|publisher=Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs|date=5 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211203331/http://www.dva.gov.au/commems_oawg/commemorations/commemorative_events/anzac_day/Pages/france.aspx|archive-date=11 February 2014}}</ref> and Gallipoli in Turkey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dva.gov.au/commems_oawg/commemorations/commemorative_events/anzac_day/gallipoli/Pages/index.aspx|title=Anzac Day Services Gallipoli, Turkey – 2014|publisher=Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs|date=20 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207152529/http://www.dva.gov.au/commems_oawg/commemorations/commemorative_events/anzac_day/gallipoli/Pages/index.aspx|archive-date=7 December 2014}}</ref>

One of the traditions of Anzac Day is the [[Gunfire (drink)|gunfire breakfast]] (coffee with [[rum]] added) which occurs shortly after many dawn ceremonies, and recalls the "breakfast" taken by many soldiers before facing battle. Later in the day, ex-servicemen and ex-servicewomen meet and join in marches through the major cities and many smaller centres.<ref>{{cite book|last=Miller|first=Jack|title=Kingdom Collision: The Movement of God's Spirit in a Time of War|year=2010|publisher=CrossBooks|isbn=978-1-4627-0036-3|page=69}}</ref>

In 2018, female veterans were encouraged to march at the front of their sections. The "By The Left" initiative was launched following a number of reported cases where servicewomen had been challenged that they were wearing their medals on the wrong side, as people should wear their own medals on the left side of their chest, but people marching in place of their parents or other ancestors should wear that person's medals on the right side.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-25/servicewomen-to-march-as-one-this-anzac-day/9692372|title=Anzac Day: From Iraq to Australia, servicewomen to march as one|first=Camron|last=Slessor|date=25 April 2018|publisher=ABC News|location=United States|access-date=1 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514000809/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-25/servicewomen-to-march-as-one-this-anzac-day/9692372|archive-date=14 May 2018}}</ref>

According to historian Carolyn Holbrook of [[Deakin University]], "We reached Peak Anzac in 2015[,] sure, and there has been some backing off since then, but in terms of the dawn services and Anzac Day commemoration, it will remain huge for a good while yet... There is nothing better to take its place in terms of a national mythology."<ref name=Ausgeog/>

In recent years, there has been greater recognition of the often overlooked role that women, immigrants and [[Aboriginal Australians|Indigenous Australians]] played in the wars, in the news and in the arts. ''Black Diggers'', which premiered at the Sydney Festival, told the stories of the Aboriginal men who enlisted, whose sacrifices were ignored, and who were quickly forgotten upon their return.<ref name=Ausgeog/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://australianplays.org/script/PL-182|access-date=26 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126075017/https://australianplays.org/script/PL-182|archive-date=26 November 2018|title=Black Diggers, by Tom Wright|website=Australianplays.org}}</ref> Country Arts SA's ''Aboriginal Diggers Project'' is a 3-year project (2017–2019) capturing the stories and experiences of Aboriginal servicemen and women who have served in Australia's Military from the Boer War to the present day through film, theatre and visual arts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.countryarts.org.au/programs/aboriginal-engagement/aboriginaldiggers/|access-date=26 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126080615/https://www.countryarts.org.au/programs/aboriginal-engagement/aboriginaldiggers/|archive-date=26 November 2018|title=Aboriginal Diggers|website=Country Arts SA}}</ref><ref>[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-25/anzac-day-2020-commemorated-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-covid-19/12184224 Leaders mark Anzac Day 2020 at War Memorial as Australians pay respects from home amid coronavirus lockdown] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425033233/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-25/anzac-day-2020-commemorated-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-covid-19/12184224 |date=25 April 2020 }} ''ABC News'' 25 April 2020</ref>