National Day

Morning Josh and Fanyons! Marilyn asked me to hold the fort while she is on vacation this week and I'm happy to help as she is making her way to unite with old friends, make new ones and just have fun this week! So here goes. . . Today is Columbus Day and that seems the perfect holiday to celebrate as our fellow adventuring Fanyons are packing for and traveling to GRL in Atlanta. They are trekking across the United States, from Canada, across the Pacific and the Atlantic to meet up with Facebook…

the greatest annual event that is Anzac day 25th January and Australia day that is held on January 26th. . Anzac day is a national day remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that commemorates all Australians and New Zealand’s that served and died in all war, conflict and peacemaking conflict. It The date marks the anniversary of the landing New Zealand’s and Australia's soldiers on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915. Anzac Day was first marked in 1916. The day has gone through many changes…

The Gallipoli campaign began with a failed naval attack by British and French ships, on the naval attacks upon the Dardanelles Straits in, February-March 1915. The British and French attempted to collision the Divan Empire of Turkey since World War One had begun. Australia’s involvement in WWI was because, Britain was the “Mother country” and Australia was part of the commonwealth and the British Empire, therefore Australia felt compelled to help. In the training period, Australian Soldiers had…

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in service of the United States of America. Over two dozen cities and towns claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day. While Waterloo N.Y. was officially declared the birthplace of Memorial Day by President Lyndon Johnson in May 1966, it’s difficult to prove conclusively the origins of the day. Regardless of the exact date or location of its origins, one thing is clear – Memorial Day was borne out…

Australia day should be changed as it is unfair for the aboriginal people. It should be a day to remember and respect indigenous people as many death had taken place and their land had been invaded by white people. The date should be changed on a date that all Australians agree upon, this way it wouldn’t remind indigenous people that horrible day when their land was invaded. This would also let all Australians become united as new Australian people. Firstly why do we celebrate “Australia day”?…

Introduction: Australia Day (on the 26th January) is a day that a considerable amount of Indigenous Australians remembers as the 75th anniversary of the fight for Aboriginal rights and recognition in their own country, the place that they were born and raised. (2013) Consequently, in the year of 1938, the Day of Mourning protest attracted a large group of Aboriginal Australians in Sydney, marking the monumental 150 years since the Europeans settled in Australia. Furthermore, they demanded that…

Honor Veteran’s Day What is a veteran? A veteran is a person who has served or is serving in the armed forces. Every year on November 11, we celebrate and honor our American Veterans. Veteran’s Day is often taken for granted by many Americans. For a soldier this day is special because they feel honored. Whether you are a soldier or a citizen it is important to understand the meaning of Veteran’s Day and why we celebrate. Veteran’s Day is a national holiday celebrated on the 11th day of the…

General David Hurley, a former senior officer in the Australian Army. The soldiers at Pozieres and Gallipoli, have left behind the Anzac spirit of courage, endurance, mateship and sacrifice, all of which have come to be an inherent part of Australian national identity. Arthur Borke OAM, a retired colonel, described the Anzac spirit as “it is a feeling that burns in the heart of every Australian and New Zealand countryman. A warm, tender, fiery, even melancholy ideal that…

“Should Australia Day be celebrated on the 26th of January?” Most people think that this date should be changed so it is less offensive to the aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. This is incliuding a man named Chris Graham from Aboriginal Affairs who wrote an article on the 26/1/16 called ‘Change the date; Read this if you want to know why Australia day is offensive’. Chris thinks that Australia Day is an unnecessary reminder of the troubles of the indigenous population and how…

Muertos” or “Day of the Dead, (English and Spanish will be used interchangeably in the paper), is complex and combines Indigenous culture with Catholicism in Mexico, to create a unique celebration of life and death, which is evident the rituals, foods and arts. The festival blends two different ideologies, yet in ways similar, to create an entirely unique Mexican national festival. Though the Day of the Dead celebration is believed to be more closely related to the Catholic feast days of All…