Happy Australia Day!

[Jen]

I hope all the Aussies on the forum enjoy their Australia Day!
Jen

 

[jods]

Now let's do the chant- Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!

We will be spending our day doing the Aussie thing, eating snags & have a few beers while listen to Aussie music!

Ahhh gotta love it!:occasion:

 

[Nicolette]

Now let's do the chant- Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!

Oi Oi Oi :wink:

 

[anthony]

Yeh.... Aussie Aussie Aussie.... oi oi oi...

 

[Deleted member 93]

OK, I will bite... What is a snag?

 

[Nicolette]

A beef sausage generally but you can get chicken or pork

 

[Deleted member 541]

Can I have a snag?? I will pass on the beer part. Happy Aussie day!

 

[Marlene]

OK, I will bite... What is a snag?

A beef sausage generally but you can get chicken or pork

Thanks for clearning that up! I about pissed my pants laughing at first when I read that. Several friends of mine use the term 'snag' as slang as well. Totally different meaning, though. Enjoyable all the same but not generally something you brag about in a post...at least not here. :rofl:

BTW-Happy Aussie Day to all!

Lisa

 

[mouse]

Have a great day all you Aussies

 

[Grama-Herc]

Well, got the "snag" and the beer but not the Happy Australia Day!

Just exactly why and what is this celebration for?

 

[anthony]

Look at the wikipedia on Australia Day, it says it all.

Australia Day, celebrated annually on 26 January, is the official national day of Australia, commemorating the establishment of the first European settlement on the continent of Australia. The date is that of the foundation of a British penal colony at Sydney Cove on Port Jackson, New South Wales, by Captain Arthur Phillip, who was to become the first Governor. Australia Day is an official public holiday in all states and territories of Australia, and has also been known as Anniversary Day, Foundation Day and Invasion Day.

On Australia Day each year, the Prime Minister announces the winner of the Australian of the Year award, presented to an Australian citizen who has shown a "significant contribution to the Australian community and nation", and is an "inspirational role model for the Australian community". Subcategories of the award include "Young" and "Senior Australian of the Year", and an award for the "Australian Local Hero".

 

[Jen]

And as the story goes a lot of Aussies are descendants from these convicts that settled on our shores:)