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Naked cricket for day of remembrance
24 April 2007
Fans of nudity will be pleased to hear that Byron Bay in New South Wales, Australia, is to be awash with flesh to celebrate Anzac Day.
On 25 April a celebration takes place to mark the day that Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (Anzac) landed in Turkey during World War I.
The day is traditionally used to honour the dead and the value of freedom, something the people of Byron Bay are keen to emphasise.
Nudists will descend onto the beach to play a game of naked cricket and all comers are welcome, with many tourists expected to attend the day's events.
According to officials, the idea of a cricket match was first introduced by two Vietnam veterans and now nudists want to get in on the act as well.
'The general idea of the cricket day was started by two Vietnam vets,' Free Beach Australia president Anita Grigg told ABC News Online.
'These two guys thought that the one thing that they wanted to honour about their mates was the good times.
'To remember the good times between the battles when they relaxed and played a game of cricket, football whatever - because they wanted to emphasise mateship, which is the best thing to come out of war,' she added.
Other celebrations and memorials will be taking place throughout Australia and New Zealand, with marches and special Australian Football League matches taking place.
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On 25 April a celebration takes place to mark the day that Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (Anzac) landed in Turkey during World War I.
The day is traditionally used to honour the dead and the value of freedom, something the people of Byron Bay are keen to emphasise.
Nudists will descend onto the beach to play a game of naked cricket and all comers are welcome, with many tourists expected to attend the day's events.
According to officials, the idea of a cricket match was first introduced by two Vietnam veterans and now nudists want to get in on the act as well.
'The general idea of the cricket day was started by two Vietnam vets,' Free Beach Australia president Anita Grigg told ABC News Online.
'These two guys thought that the one thing that they wanted to honour about their mates was the good times.
'To remember the good times between the battles when they relaxed and played a game of cricket, football whatever - because they wanted to emphasise mateship, which is the best thing to come out of war,' she added.
Other celebrations and memorials will be taking place throughout Australia and New Zealand, with marches and special Australian Football League matches taking place.
If you'd like to see this destination for yourself, use Opodo's travel search engine to find flights, hotels, holidays and car hire worldwide.
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