Australians celebrated Australia Day which is a national day filled with festivals and celebrations. Australia Day is known as the anniversary of the day Europeans came to Australia in 1788.
Many Australians celebrate it, but particularly Australians of Irish ancestry or people from Ireland who are in Australia.
Australians are not children. They don't have rubbish like that.
V-J Day was more important to Australians than V-E Day because Japan is closer to Australia than Japan.
Australians are people who live in Australia
Australia Day, which is celebrated on January 26 every year, commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in New South Wales on 26 January 1788. This was a significant date because it marked the beginning of European settlement in and colonisation of Australia.Many Australians do not actually realise the significance of Australia Day, having misconceptions about why we have Australia Day (such as thinking it is when James Cook first landed on Australia's shores). Many Australians are just happy to have a day off work.
You call people living in Australia, Australians.
Maccas is what Australians call Mcdonalds. On Australia Day, 15 Mcdonalds restaurants were renamed Maccas.
We don't have an independence day in Australia! We do have Australia Day, which is on the 26th of January. Most people celebrate Australia day by having a bbq with friends, and apparently there are a lot of tennis and cricket matches on Aus. Day... but I'm not really a sport person.
It gave Australians a sense of pride because it allowed us time to appreciate and think of why we should value our culture.
Australia Day is not referred to as 'Australian Day.' It falls on January 26 and marks the landing of the First Fleet, under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip, on Australian soil. It is always called "Australia Day".
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