Australiana

Our topic for our last assessment is based on the Australiana Culture. Australiana can be defined as an item of historical or cultural interest of Australian origins. Often recognised Australiana objects include boomerangs and didgeridoos, as well as certain paintings and ceramics that depict Australian imagery. Some animals that depict this image are kangaroos, koalas and emus. The idea of Australiana represents Australia as a whole nation, with all the different cultures included. A day that represents Australia well is referred to as Australia Day, which generally involves cricket, a barbecue, thongs, and beer. This day was established to recognise the Europeans first landing in Australia, and since then has been nationally recognised as a day to be the stereotype Aussie. My group and i believe that this is an issue, as Australia is one of the most multicultural nations in the world, and Australia Day only depicts a certain race. What we question is, what do all the other cultures do, and do they feel as thought they can celebrate although they are depicted as "different" to us. Therefore, we thought, why not make an Australiana Day? This day would recognise Australia's multiculturalism and diverse nation, by celebrating all culturals. This day would be full of traditional food, music and dance, and aim to join our various cultures together to celebrate being Australian as one. I really liked this idea, as when thinking of Australia Day, it would be difficult for other races such as the Chinese or Indian to feel involved in the day, as they stereotypically don't fit in. However, Australiana Day, aimed to be celebrated on the first on Summer, December 1st, would involve all cultures, and bring them together to enjoy one anothers company.