For Australian readers, are you ready for Australia Day tomorrow? Have you got plans to celebrate what it is to be Australian? Are you going to be doing some very Aussie activities?
I wonder if you know why we celebrate Australia Day on the 26th of January? Is it the day that Australia was discovered? Is it the day that the states joined together to become a nation? Is it just a good opportunity for a public holiday? What are we celebrating?
Did you know that we celebrate on the 26th of January because it was that day in 1788 that Captain Arthur Phillip took formal possession of the colony of New South Wales and became its first Governor? The first official celebrations were held in 1818 to mark the 30th anniversary of white settlement.
If you want to find out more about Australia Day you can go to the official website here.
I hope you find some way of celebrating tomorrow. If you’re in the Perth area it’d be great to catch up with you at the Town of Bassendean Australia Day Celebrations and Firework Spectacular, but either way, make sure that you’ve got some plans in place to celebrate. It’d be un-Australian not to.
Posted by Rodney Olsen
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is it un-australian in the same way it is to not eat lamb on aussie day?
So when does your detox diet finish? in time for some bbq baby sheep to celebrate life in oz? hehe. gotta love the new lamb ad.
I’ll be eating BBQ veges on Australia Day. (Sad … but true.)
I did see Australian day on my Andy Griffith Calender. You were the first person I thought out. I don’t know very many people from Australia. What exactly do you celebrate on Australian day. Is it your independance?
Duh…I should have read your post more closely.