Should all shops be closed on ANZAC Day?

Hook

Why are all shops opened on Anzac Day? I think that all shops should be closed on April
25th on ANZAC day. In my opinion I think all shops should close because why work so
hard, when everyone else has a day off work to remember those who fought in the war.
Instead of working and making more money, people should be respectful and attend the
Anzac festivities. In this way we can remember all those men who died and served our
country New Zealand, and for those woman working in hospitals that had also died too.
I vehemently believe that all shops should be closed on ANZAC Day because this day is
very special to those whose family members have also died in war. Also ANZAC Day
should really be special to everyone because of the soldiers who fought in the war.
Most of the men and women had died for our country. They made us very proud to be
New Zealanders and they were the ones who represented our nation.

Pay their Respects to those who fought for our country

In my opinion, I think that people should pay their respects to those who fought and
died for New Zealand and other countries. Why would people want to even put effort
into going to work to get more money when they could go to ANZAC parades. People
working would miss out on a lot especially spending a whole day with their family
whether it’s at home or going out to parades, having fun, or even attending the dawn
services for ANZAC. I don’t know why retail owners expect their staff members to waste
their energy at work, when they all should have at least the day off work, because
ANZAC day is a day of remembrance, for showing respect not only to yourself but to
others. So I strongly agree that people should pay their respects and attend the dawn
services which start at 6.30AM or they could go to other ANZAC festivities.

War Research

The first world war started on July 28th 1914. Around that time Australia had been 

under the control for the British empire for thirteen years, and New Zealand for seven
years. ANZAC stands for Australia, New Zealand Army Corps. The ANZACs were 

brave soldiers who stood, fought, and died for our country. The ANZACs landed on 

the Gallipoli Peninsula on April 25th. The soldiers knew that winning was impossible,
but they continued fighting for eight months. In 1916, they made April 25th the day these
heroes were to be remembered for everything they had done for our country, and 

for committing to being brave soldiers. The first dawn service was on ANZAC Day in
1923. More than 11,000 ANZACs died at Gallipoli and more than 23,500 were 

wounded. In Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands and Niue, ANZAC Day is also special to 

them so they honour their soldiers who participated to the campaign. The 

symbol Poppy came from Canadian man John McCrea’s World War 1 poem.

Family

In my strong opinion I think that people should not work on ANZAC Day because

it’s a day of remembrance not a day to work and get more money. People would 

rather work that go to dawn services and pay their respects to all those who 

participated in war and fought for our country. This is just outrageous how retail
management are getting their staff to work on a day that is special to those families 

whose relatives may have died during World War 1 or World War 2. I think people 

should just stay home for the day or even go out to dawn services for ANZAC Day.
People could spend time with their family members on ANZAC Day if they don’t want 

to go to the ANZAC events. I vehemently believe that all shops should not be open on
ANZAC Day because it’s a time to remember those who fought in the war.  

Conclusion

Overall, ANZAC is a Day of remembrance. Remembering those who stood, fought,
and died for our nation. Plenty of men and woman have died for our country, so people
should pay their respects to all those who are no longer with us.