Day to Day happenings in my life

Australia Day

PROMPT July 4th

Here in the United States, we're celebrating our independence today. Is this a special day to you? Will you do anything special? Have we as a country forgotten what this day really means? Yes, I know, several questions there. (If you do not live in the United States, please apply this prompt to the day your country celebrates as Independence, or a similar holiday.)


Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Observed annually on 26 January, it marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove and raising of the Union Flag by Arthur Phillip following days of exploration of Port Jackson in New South Wales. Wikipedia
Date: Wednesday, 26 January 2022
Significance: Date of landing of the First Fleet in Port Jackson in 1788
Observed by: Australian citizens, residents and expatriates
Also called: Foundation Day, Invasion Day, Australian Natives' Association Day, Survival Day, Anniversary Day

This day is a public holiday, it’s celebrated with parties, bbq’s and fireworks. Alongside all the festivities are the protests from the indigenous people who believe that this was the day their land was stolen from them.
As I was born in England it doesn’t mean too much for me. It’s simply a day off.