Happy Australia Day!
I’ve lived all my life in Australia, and I’m proud and excited to say Happy Australia Day! for January 26th. Australia day is the national day of Australia, and commemorates the arrival of the first fleet in 1788 and the subsequent founding of Australia as a nation. (As if you didn’t know that!)
Australia Day is an official public holiday in all the states and territories of Australia (woo!). It’s marked by the Order of Australia and Australian of the Year awards, and there’s a Prime Ministerial address thrown in for good measure.
Most people around the country get pretty excited by Australia day, and celebrate by doing those things that make us true Aussies – barbecues, ice-cold beer, cricket on the beach, and dressing down in singlets and thongs.
This quote from an australia day celebration page pretty much sums it up:
Australia Day is all about celebrating the birth of our great nation and appreciating our freedoms and way of life, right?
Nah, who are we kidding. Australia Day is really all about lying on a beach in your boardies with a beer in one hand and a snag in the other, while you listen to the cricket on the radio…
Aussies are loud yet laid back, passionate and patriotic, can be incredibly sarcastic and poke fun at people, but do it (and receive it) in the spirit of having fun and enjoying life. Above all we have an incredibly strong sense of mateship and looking out for each other.
Happy Australia day, fellow Aussies!
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January 27th, 2009 at 6:31 am
Happy Holiday to you Ross.This article is pretty cool.
Cheers
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January 27th, 2009 at 6:41 am
Ross.
I’d completely forgotten you were an Aussie! I did read your ‘About Me’ page some months ago but it slipped my mind. So I was reading the title and wondering why you were writing a post about Australia Day and thinking it was very noble and globally conscious of you. I’m a bit slow sometimes!
Anyway … have a great day!
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January 27th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Happy Australia Day and Chinese New Year. I bet there will be quite a few celebrations Down Under.
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January 28th, 2009 at 2:36 am
Hi Ross,
A day late…Happy Australia Day! Hope it was fun and relaxing for you!
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January 28th, 2009 at 8:05 am
@Bunny – thanks a heap!
Thanks for your well-wishes!
@Ian – as globally conscious as I try to be, it’s fair to say I probably won’t blog about Irish day or Indian day this year
@Gennaro – Cheers, appreciate it.
@Lance – Thanks mate! Had a great day..
January 28th, 2009 at 11:37 am
Happy Australia Day, Ross! Sorry if I am late for the words.
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