ANZAC Day
 

We are off to Turkey in a couple of days and expect to attend the ANZAC Day ceremony in Gallipoli. Could anybody who has attended please comment on appropriate attire for the day? Unless it is essential I don�t want to cart a suit around as that would probably be the only time that I would wear it.

Hmmmm, I have only ever been to Remembrance Day ceremonies in Canada and London so haven't been to Gallipoli. I find that the soldiers usually wear suits but that spectators wear just about anything. I think your presence is what counts. If it were up to me, I would wear sombre but smart casual - maybe a navy blue sweater?

There is nobody more patriotic or more solemn than the Australians during ANZAC Day. They remember their soliders more than the Americans or the British. I have been to the US on Memorial Day and Veterans Day and it does not compare with ANZAC Day in Australia. TV news in Australia remind people of Gallipoli.<BR><BR>The TV shows that I saw last year on ANZAC Day showed that most people did not wear suits except for the old soliders. If you are a man, you could bring a necktie and shirt. This is not heavy at all.

I have heard from people who've been there and seen on TV that most people wear warm ( pretty cold there at that hour of the morning) smart casual gear. People in jeans too, but they were there to be respectful, so no-one minded! Wish I could go with you !

Just be there !!! A suit, a pair of jeans and a jumper, whatever...just be there! Its a pigrimage that every Aussie should make.