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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 23390" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>GoingNorth, you're right about Anzac Day. There is a lot more to it, but that's it in a nutshell. You would think that as our returned soldiers age and die that such celebrations would die with them. It did look like that would happen back in the Seventies, but not so - attitudes have changed and while Anzac Day no longer appears to glorify war as it seemed to in past years, it is now seen as a celebration of the Australian spirit - of not giving in, of ingenuity, of mateship. It is now so much bigger than an old war.</p><p></p><p>And thanks for asking about Canberra Day - although Canberra is our national capital, it is really a small country town compared to Sydney or Melboune. A small country town with a city mentality in there somewhere. I found the city's website and copied a relevant bit for you - "Canberra Day is held on the third Monday in March each year, the culmination of a 10 day Celebrate Canberra festival where Canberrans are able to celebrate the physical beauty, and cultural diversity and vibrancy of their city. The Day commemorates and celebrates the official founding of Canberra on 12 March 1913. The Canberra Citizen of the Year is named at this time."</p><p></p><p>I have a daughter (easy child) who is now a Canberran. I wonder if she knows about Canberra Day? Although she should - it seems it's a public holiday in the ACT.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 23390, member: 1991"] GoingNorth, you're right about Anzac Day. There is a lot more to it, but that's it in a nutshell. You would think that as our returned soldiers age and die that such celebrations would die with them. It did look like that would happen back in the Seventies, but not so - attitudes have changed and while Anzac Day no longer appears to glorify war as it seemed to in past years, it is now seen as a celebration of the Australian spirit - of not giving in, of ingenuity, of mateship. It is now so much bigger than an old war. And thanks for asking about Canberra Day - although Canberra is our national capital, it is really a small country town compared to Sydney or Melboune. A small country town with a city mentality in there somewhere. I found the city's website and copied a relevant bit for you - "Canberra Day is held on the third Monday in March each year, the culmination of a 10 day Celebrate Canberra festival where Canberrans are able to celebrate the physical beauty, and cultural diversity and vibrancy of their city. The Day commemorates and celebrates the official founding of Canberra on 12 March 1913. The Canberra Citizen of the Year is named at this time." I have a daughter (easy child) who is now a Canberran. I wonder if she knows about Canberra Day? Although she should - it seems it's a public holiday in the ACT. Marg [/QUOTE]
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