Australia Party Supplies for Australia Day 26 January

AUSTRALIA    DAY

26TH    JANUARY

Australia Day is a national public holiday on the 26th January, all across every state and territory of Australia, and is celebrated in many different ways with bbq's, large firework displays and festivals.
Australia Day is the largest annual public event in provinces of Australia.

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On January 26, 1788, Captain Arthur Phillip was in charge of a fleet of 11 British ships, these had convicts on board and he was transporting them to the colony of New South Wales. Australia, was once known as New South Wales, this had originally been planned as a penal colony.

In October 1786, the British government had appointed the captain of the ship HMS Sirius to sail to New South Wales and establish a work camp there for British convicts. Captain Arthur Phillip sent sail with a 1,00 strong party, consisting of Marines and other officers, including 700 convicts around Africa to the Eastern Side of Australia, this voyage lasted eight months and claimed the deaths of 30 men.

On January 26 1818, it become the official holiday, marking the 30th anniversary of British settlement in Australia. Today, Australia Day serves both as a day of celebration for the founding of the white British settlement and as a day of mourning for the Aborigines who were slowly dispossessed of their land as white colonisation spread across the continent.

At Party Trackers we have a wide selection of Australia flag, an inflatable kangaroo and other Australia theme party supplies, which we can deliver to your home, to help you celebrate this national public holiday away from home.

Chinese New Year 2012

CHINESE NEW YEAR

THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON 2012

Chinese proverb states that all creations are reborn on New Year's day.
The Chinese New Year is a celebration of change, out with the old and in with the new!

The Chinese New Year falls on a different date each year because it is based on a combination of lunar and solar movements.

The chinese have many traditions, more so on New Year and they believe many different things:

• Certain events that occurred during New Year’s Day may impact your life for the rest of the year. 

• Everything associated with New Year's Day could represent good fortune. To single people, good fortune may mean love and romance.

The celebration actually starts on New Year's Eve with the reunion dinner. By New Year’s Eve, due to tradition some of the following customs are observed:

• Cleaning the entire home to get rid of all the things that are associated with the old year.
• Put away all brooms and brushes.
• Pay respect to ancestors and household gods. Acknowledge the presence of ancestors because they are responsible for the fortunes of future generations.
• Open every door and window in your home at midnight to let go of the old year.

These are just a few of the Chinese traditions, that are carried out on Chinese New Years Eve. 

Red is Classed as a lucky colour, but it is bad luck to drop your chopsticks. 

Chinese New Year which starts on Monday 23 January 2012 is a great time to decorate your house in Chinese themed decorations and we have a vast selection of China party supplies, good luck Chinese lanterns and more.

Everyone at Party Tracker would like to wish you a prosperous and happy Chinese New Year!!