I thought putin was the one dancing . <| sep |> Why do white people care so much about this holiday ? Firstly You can have a barbie and get shitfaced any day of the year , why is it so important to have it on the 26 th ? Secondly Why are we celebrating the landing of Australia ? Surely Federation would be more appropriate . Thirdly What are we actually celebrating ? Australian values ? I remember doing this kind of thing in year 9 and people would throw up really vague concepts like ' mateship ' and ' sportsmanship '. As if Americans are incapable of making friends , Europeans never play sports . Are you celebrating this country ? Australia wasn ' t even a country on 1788 , all the more reason our national day should be celebrating Federation . Are you just taking the piss and celebrating stupid shit like Russel Coit ? Or are you celebrating something real and probably the only thing that makes this country unique our wildlife , which we continue to destroy ? I get that Federation would conflict with new years day , but the declaration of independence wasn ' t really signed on July 4 th . As long as we ' re celebrating Federation it doesn ' t matter .