Wednesday, 26th January was Australia Day. Having not paid much attention to this holiday in the past, on account of not being Australian, I was intrigued to see how the Aussies celebrated it.
Waitangi Day (the New Zealand version for those non-kiwi readers... of which I have about 2, haha) is usually marked by a bit of controversy near where the treaty was signed, a bit of lying in the sun and having a few drinks.
It turns out the Aussies celebrate their national day in much the same way, minus the controversy and treaty part. Throw in a BBQ (apparently it's tradition to do lamb on the barbie on Australia Day... the whole prawn thing is a myth - and rightly so as it dries them out) and Bob's your uncle. Almost every workmate I asked about their Australia Day, said they went to a BBQ. Some had mulitple BBQ commitments.
What I was surprised by however, was the level of patriotism exhibited on the day. Supermarkets, 2 Dollar shops and the like must make a killing on flags, t-shirt, boardshorts, bikinis, beach balls - you name it. If it had an image of the Australian flag on it, it was worn on Wednesday.
Nice really.
Perth apparently had an amazing fireworks display and lots of bbq-ing along the river. I love patriotism!
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