How Aussie Families Celebrate Australia Day

Every year on 26th January, the people of Australia never fail to celebrate their national day in ways that are pretty unmatched and Aussie spirit enhancing. Millions of people come together to state capitals and territories where grand national day celebrations are going on to make it to the next level. Even kids, students, and people who are retired too don’t hold back their celebratory spirit either. The article shows how Australian families celebrate this special day with their family members, read along! 

Witnessing the famous city celebrations can be identified as one of the coolest and smartest Aussie Day activities they are all indulging in. Sydney Harbour, the capital city of the state of New South Wales can be identified as the one of the best destinations where loud and extravagant Australia Day celebrations are happening including the RAAF Flyover, the famous Ferrython race, Tall Ships Parade, and so on. The Australia Day harbour cruises in Sydney identify as one of the best venues to see all these events and unlimited entertainment up close. Australia Day lunch cruises on Sydney Harbour offering freshly prepared lunch and drinks can be identified as one of the favourite Aussie Day celebration ideas among Sydneysiders. 

Beaches are one of the main attractions in the land down under and hitting a beach spending their day off with family and friends can be identified as something they all love to do. Spending a day at the beach on Australia Day, therefore can be recognised as the Aussie-est way and one of the best ideas for a family time in the summer. Aussie families can be spotted in comfortable spots, enjoying and setting up a little picnic, playing beach cricket, volleyball, hitting the sun, sand, and water, surfing, and tasting some of the best Aussie dishes. 

There are many people celebrating the day at their homes and backyards with fun, laughs, and great outdoor activities. Most of them can be spotted teaming up with their besties and cousins and playing backyard cricket. The other fun games also include Aussie thong toss, DIY Slip ‘n’ Slide, Anzac biscuit biting, Australia Day quiz competition, and so on. But no family will spend the day without cooking their favourite Aussie dishes, the representative of their culture, identity, and existence. And some of the popular dishes include Barbecued snags, also known as sausages, Lamingtons widely recognised as the ‘National Cake of Australia’, the famous after-dinner dessert Pavlova, hand-sized traditional Australian meat pies, to list a few.     

These are not all what they do to celebrate this special day in colour and vigour. You can see hundreds of thousands dressed up as famous Aussies in street parties. It is truly a day of BBQ’s, concerts, and picnics.