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Australia's national holiday on January 26 marks British settlement, celebrated by some, mourned by Indigenous Australians.
January 26, marking the 1788 arrival of British settlers in Australia, is now a national public holiday, officially recognized in 1994.
While celebrated by many with citizenship ceremonies and national honors, it is also observed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Invasion Day, Survival Day, or a Day of Mourning due to the ongoing impacts of colonization.
Protests began in 1938 with the Day of Mourning and continued with the 1972 Aboriginal Tent Embassy.
Recent polling shows growing support for retaining the date, with 68% in favor, though debate over its meaning persists.
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El feriado nacional de Australia el 26 de enero marca el asentamiento británico, celebrado por algunos, y llorado por los indígenas australianos.