Australia Day

Australia Day is a holiday in Australia. It is on the 26th January. This holiday celebrates the landing of the First

Fleet in Sydney in 1788.

What is it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRhBRg-XkWY

The first celebration of the First Fleet landing was in 1808. In 1824 when the

states were named Australia, the 26th of January was called

Australia Day.

History of Australia Day

Australia Day is public holiday so children don’t go to school and people don’t go to work. These are some ways people celebrate;FireworksBarbequesPicnicsA boat race in Sydney HarbourCricketBeach DayPartiesAustralian of the Year CeremonyNational AnthemAustralian paraphernalia (parafernalia)

How do people celebrate?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxi0gIagpAs

What is the Australian national anthem?

Many Aboriginal Australians don’t celebrate Australia day because it celebrates the British landing. They call it “Invasion Day” or “Survival Day”.

Invasion Day