India might be celebrating January 26th as a national day, but it’s a great day for Australia too! January 26 happens to be the `Australia Day’. It marks the arrival of first fleet of British ships to the shore of Australia. The event happened way back 1788 and ever since then, Australia has become a major settlement for the Europeans. Australians have been celebrating this day as a national festival ever since 1808. The celebrations would much more represent ours! Awards would be presented to those who have made a mark in different fields; parades would be conducted and nation would be addressed by the Prime Minister. But yes, there is a certain criticism added to the festival. The aboriginals who lived in the country have suffered due to the European invasion. The settlers have took their resources and gave them new diseases. Hundreds of their languages have died down and millions were left to die in starvation. Europeans have invaded their lands and lives! So this day was often mourned as the `Invasion day’ or `Survival day’ by various ethnic groups. So! January 26th might be a national day for India and Australia as well. But the reasons seem to be quite opposite.
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