The
Australian symbols showcase their National pride, Australian values, unique
Australia identity and adoration of this astonishing land they are living in.
It will reflect the particular aspects of the Australian history, Australian
history, and life in Australia. There are Formal symbols and Informal symbols
in Australia that however represent Australia.
There
are symbols that are not appropriate to use on a formal occasion, some are
known offshore Australia but there are some only popular in Australia. Find what
are those symbols and what they mean to the citizen of Australia, but it depends
on who you are and your individual heritage, feelings, and lifestyle.
Listed
below are the Formal symbols of Australia:
·
Australian Flag – is the most popular symbol
because it is a National symbol. It was chosen in 1901 from one of the entries
in a global design competition that is held by the Australia Federation.
·
Australian Coat of Arms – is the symbol of
Commonwealth of Australia. The first ever Australian Coat of Arms was
acknowledged by the King Edward VII in 1908
·
Australian National Anthem – was formally
proclaimed in 1984, it is the Australian pride and happiness of being a citizen
of Australia
·
Australian colors (Green and Gold) – was
formally identified in 1984 but was already famous and loved by the citizen of
Australia long before then
·
Australia Gemstones – is the opal, and was
declared in 1993. Opal is a symbol of the dry interior of Australia and famous
to Indigenous Australians as the fire of the dessert. It provides about the
significance, proclamations and us of the national gemstone.
·
The Golden Wattle – is an Australian Floral
Emblem, and was formally identified 1988 although even though it has been the
informal Floral Emblem for abundant of years. It grows in the open forest,
woodland and in the open scrub in South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria
and Australian Capital Territory.
Listed
below are some of the informal Australian symbols:
·
The slouch hat – worn by diggers since the
year 1800’s, state military commandant had agreed that all Australian forces,
aside from artillery corps, to wear a looped-up hat uniform of hat, turned up
on the right side for Tasmania and Victoria while the other states are on left
side.
·
The Eureka Flag – was used in the Eureka
Uprising in Ballarat, Victoria in 1854
·
The Boxing Kangaroo Flag – is used encourage
Aussie’s at sporting happenings
·
Uluru – can be found in the National Heritage
Listed Uluru-Kata, Tjuta National Park, and the religious heart of Australia
·
Sydney Opera House - accepted worldwide symbol of Sydney and
Australia
·
Vegemite – is a unique spread of Australian
·
The Aboriginal Flag – even though a
non-Indigenous Australia, the Aboriginal Flag had always been giving them a
warm feeling, to remind them the very first Aussie’s, the sun, the great
outback and the love of this big beautiful country
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