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It's bilby's list reesetee :)
Both added c_b. I only excluded most of Wordie (apologies) from this list because I figured most wouldn't have useful contributions. Though I expected you might :-) I remember reading 'The One Day Of The Year' in high school and have seen this book around a lot so it's in. Baptism of fire is interesting in that I always assumed the phrase was in use more widely in English-speaking countries. It's not. Another well-spotted term, many thanks.
Bilby, would the one day of the year make it to your list? Or baptism of fire? I heard those a lot when I was living in Australia. I did a project that involved interviewing a lot of Australian war veterans. Maybe these words are not used as much anymore.
Oh, that's true. I suppose it's similar to the American Memorial Day, then.
The best part is the two-up. And the ANZAC biscuits.
It can be a happy day. I see a lot of the diggers enjoying themselves more than usual on this day because they feel really special. Certainly a dawn service can be very sombre, it's like a mass funeral. After that things lighten up.
I don't want to say Happy Anzac Day because it isn't, but...we'll keep you in mind on the other side of the globe. :-) Great list, kewpid.
:( This list makes me sad. I didn't make it to our town's march this morning, which I regret, of course.
Thanks kewp :-) Fuzzy wuzzy's a great term, captures some of that odd sense of whimsy that accompanies adversity.