Today is a very important day for Australians, it is a day of unashamed exhibitions of patriotism and pride. There are celebrations the country over and many of us make these celebrations a not-to-be-missed occasion.My photo was taken from behind a crowd of people waiting to make their promise of allegiance to the country at a Citizenship ceremony.
The flags in front of the crowd are all Australian flags, the one on the left is the Australian flag, the centre one is the Queensland flag (The Gold Coast is in the state of Queensland) and the flag on the right is the Aboriginal flag. The Australian aboriginals do not consider themselves “Australians” so they march under their own flag. (Something that I do not condone – but even if politicians did not like it they are unable to say so for fear of being labelled racist)
I watched as the flags were raised and a volley of shots was fired by six men dressed in the uniforms of military forces that are now no longer in existence and singing of the National Anthem before moving away to see some of the other activities on show - more pictures and stories about the day tomorrow!
AJ
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