Australia Day is celebrated annually on January 26th to commemorate the arrival of the First Fleet in Botany Bay in 1788. It is a national holiday where people celebrate with barbecues, fireworks, picnics, and other events. However, some Aboriginal Australians protest the day, referring to it as "Invasion Day" as it marks the beginning of British colonization.

1. Australia Day

2. Australia Day is an official national holiday in Australia. It
is celebrated on the 26th
January annually. This holiday
commemorates the landing of the First Fleet in Botany
Bay in 1788.
What is it?

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4. The first Australia Day was
celebrated in 1808. This was
when Australia was still a
group of colonies known as
New South Wales and New
Holland. In 1824 when the
colonies were named
Australia, the 26th
of January
was called Australia Day.
History of Australia Day

5. Australia Day is public holiday which means no one has to go to school
and many people also take the day off work. There are official
celebrations but a lot of people also celebrate with friends and families.
∗Fireworks
∗Barbeques
∗Picnics
∗A boat race in Sydney Harbour
∗Cricket
∗Beach Day
∗Parties
∗Australian of the Year Ceremony
∗National Anthem
∗Australian paraphernalia (parafernalia)
How do people celebrate?

6. Many Aboriginal Australians don’t celebrate Australia day
because it celebrates the British landing in 1788. They call
it “Invasion Day” or “Survival Day”. Some hold protests
on Australia Day.
Invasion Day

7. ∗ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxi0gIagpAs
What is the Australian national
anthem?