Today, January 26th, is Australia Day and as British Citizens we are happy to celebrate it to pay homage to our sister nation, the lovely Australia! Australia Day is one of the most celebrated national holidays down under and it commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788, the hoisting of the British flag there and the proclamation of British sovereignty over the eastern seaboard of Australia.
Australians have the day off work to have picnics and BBQs with friends and family, most young Aussies wear the Australian flag wrapped around themselves or paint their faces red, white and blue. Lamingtons and vegemite sandwiches are a popular Aussie snack to take to a party along with an esky filled with beer.
Here in London we shall be decorating our office water coolers with mini Australian flags and having sausages on the barbie – oh and we’re all wearing green and gold! But watch out if you’re heading out tonight, the local Walkabouts will be packed with jubilant Australians downing snakebite and being very very loud. But we’re used to the Aussie invasion here in the United Kingdom, we practically think of them as siblings don’t we!? Only they are the louder version of Brits.
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