Australia
Day - January 26
Australia day celebrates the anniversary of the date Captain Arthur
Phillip raised a British flag in Sydney and proclaimed
British sovereignty over eastern Australia in the
eighteenth century.
Each state in the Federation celebrates the national holiday in a big
way - it's the biggest national holiday in Australia!
Australia
National Colors
Australia's National Colors are green and gold. The national flag bears the colors red, white and blue.
Australia
Colouring Sheets - Australia Day official web site
Labour
Day - September (1st Monday)
Labour Day is celebrated throughout
Australia on the first Monday in Septembe, the same
day the USA, Canada and Bermuda celebrate labor and
their national workforce.
Australia
National Flag Day - September 3
Australia National
Flag Day is celebrated on September 3.
The flag of Australia features a Union Jack in
the upper left quadrant of the deep blue ground.
The remainder of the flag body depicts the seven-pointed
star of federation in the lower left quadrant, and
the Southern Cross constellation fills the blue
field in the right portion of the flag. The Southern
Cross is significant because it can be seen from
all states in the federation.
Remembrance
Days - April 25 and November 11
ANZAC Day is a solemn day of honor and remembrance
of Australians and New Zealanders who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations.
It was established in 1916 to commemorate the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War.
Veterans Day / November 11 observances in Australia and New Zealand are similar
to Memorial Day and
Veterans Day in the USA,
and to the Remembrance Day national solemn holidays in
Canada and Europe.
Red
poppies are a significant symbol to honor war dead
on Remembrance
Day in Australia, just as they are in the USA,
Canada and Europe; some people also wear a sprig of
rosemary in remembrance of those who died.
In Australia, a minute's silence is one of the most
important parts of Remembrance Day commemoration ceremonies. Australia and New Zealand observe Anzac Day, a special day of remembrance, each April 25th as well.
Australians maintain one minute's silence at 11 a.m.
on 11 November to remember when the guns went silent
in 1918 at the end of WWI, and to honor the men and
women who have died in all wars and conflicts.
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