Australia Day is the national celebration of the country of Australia, it is celebrated in many ways such as flying the country’s flag, dressing up, hosting BBQs with friends and family, hanging out at the beach, attending festivals, firework, and all number of community & sporting events.
However, it is important to mention that Australia Day is a contested celebration. The national day celebrates the first landing fleet of British peoples in Sydney Cove, more than two-hundred years ago. Supposed to be a happy day of national pride it often brings up old wounds as it also represents a terrible time for the first peoples of Australia when their lands, children and sovereignty were stolen. Celebrated every 26th January, many people believe that the date should be changed, perhaps to the 9th of May, which is the date on which Australia’s Federal Parliament first sat in 1901. Despite the …
