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Australia day

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Introduction and origin – Australia celebrates their national day on 26 January with a public holiday.  It is official day of Australia. It marks the arrival of the First Fleet of British Ships at Port Jackson, New South Wales on that date in 1788, and the raising of the Flag of Great Britain by Captain Arthur Phillip. Australia day eventually became a National public holiday in 1994. Australia Day is a day to reflect, respect and celebrate the Australian spirit. It is about celebrating the values, freedoms and pastimes of the country. Ways of celebration – Australians takes part in spectacular firework displays, celebrate the day with food and drink. Australia Day is celebrated with BBQ. Grilled sausages and steaks are always a hit. Friends and family members cook their favorite Aussie dishes. Australians also head out for Public events like, concerts sports, matches and parades. Beach picnic is always an option for Australians to celebrate this day. How kids celebrate Austral

BOXING DAY

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Introduction and origin – Boxing Day is celebrated on 26 th of December, the holiday after Christmas day. It started in mid 19 th century and was originally a holiday when the poor people and servants received gifts. Employers often gave the day off to their service employees, while also providing bonus pay. The name “boxing day” has nothing to do with the Boxing Sport and the origin of the holiday’s name is uncertain. It may be from the boxes of gifts, employers gave to their service employees, or from the Alum boxes churches used to collect donations for the poor. Either way, Boxing Day has evolved into a special “bonus holiday” after Christmas for all who celebrate it. Ways of celebration – Being charitable is an important way to celebrate this festival. Gifting things is major highlight of the day. It is time of family get together. Families also play sport go for shopping as on this day malls and shopping complexes put their things on sale. In Australia there is cricket bo

CANADA DAY

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Introduction and origin –  Canada Day is observed every year on July 1 to celebrate the creation of Canada. This Day was formerly known as Domination day is a National holiday of Canada. This day commemorates the joining of Canada’s original three provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Canada province which is now Ontario and Quebec)as one nation in 1867.Canada day also  celebrates the anniversary of constitution which was assigned 1 ST of July 1876. The 100th anniversary of the nation's official creation in 1967 saw the growth of the spirit of Canadian patriotism. That is when Dominion Day picked up and people started celebrating it with great emotion. By that time, the holiday was already widely known as Canada Day and the official name was not adopted until October of 1982.  Ways of celebration – The first tradition which is involved in the celebration of Canada Day is Parade which evokes the spirit of nationalism in citizens of Canada, since the day happens in s