1、+Due to its geographical position close to the International Date Line(国际日界线),Australia is one of the first countries in the world to welcome the New Year.+It kicks off the holidays through the year,and all share one thing in commom-Australian feature.+Australia Day,celebrated annually on 26 January
2、,is the official national day of Australia,commemorating the establishment of the first British 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 in 1788,by Captain Arthur Phillip,in his capacity as th
3、e first Governor of New South Wales.+Easter is the anniversaryof the Resurrection（复活）of Jesus Christ.It comes on the first Sunday after March 21 st every year.On that morning people in new clothes go to church.+The children get up early and look around everywhere for the East eggs(彩蛋).They think the
4、 Easter bunny(兔子)will bring the eggs to them.In fact some eggs are real eggs.Some are made of chocolate.+In Austrilia,rabbits are an introduced species and are unpopular because of the damage they do to the land.After an anti-rabbit campaign in1991,Easter Bilby（袋狸）has been made to replace Easter Bun
5、ny.Sydney Royal Easter Show悉尼皇家复活节嘉年华+An interesting celebration is the exciting pig racing.+ANZAC(澳军新团澳军新团）Day for mateship-on April 25th+It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Austrilia and New Zealand forces during World War I.ANZAC stands for Austrilian and New Zea
6、land Army Corps who fought at Gallipoli in Turkey in 1915.After over 90 years,ANZAC Day has become a day for young generations to honour the sacrifices made by the previous generation.+At the Austrilia War Memorial,people often place red poppies-symbol of remembrance-beside the names on the Memorials Roll of Honor.+For 80%of the Christmases,Austrilians are blessed with blue skies and temperatures ranging from 25-38 degrees centigrade depending on the location.This great difference brings many Austrilian elements to the English style of celebrating Christmas.
