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Customs, festivals, languages, slang and traditions from around the world, explained simply.

  1. What is backyard cricket?Culture & Traditions
  2. What is two-up?Culture & Traditions
  3. What is the Great Australian Salute?Culture & Traditions
  4. What is the Australian coat of arms?Culture & Traditions
  5. What are Australia's national colors?Culture & Traditions
  6. What is Waltzing Matilda about?Culture & Traditions
  7. What is Australia's national anthem?Culture & Traditions
  8. What is the Torres Strait Islander flag?Culture & Traditions
  9. What is Floriade in Canberra?Culture & Traditions
  10. What is the Order of Australia?Culture & Traditions
  11. What is the Aboriginal flag?Culture & Traditions
  12. What is the Australian of the Year award?Culture & Traditions
  13. What do the stars on the Australian flag mean?Culture & Traditions
  14. Why was the Uluru climb closed?Culture & Traditions
  15. How many Aboriginal languages are there?Culture & Traditions
  16. What is a democracy sausage?Culture & Traditions
  17. What are Australia's Big Things?Culture & Traditions
  18. Why is Victoria called the Garden State?Culture & Traditions
  19. Why is Queensland called the Sunshine State?Culture & Traditions
  20. Why is Australia called Oz?Culture & Traditions
  21. Why is Australia called Down Under?Culture & Traditions
  22. What language is spoken in Australia?Culture & Traditions
  23. What is National Sorry Day?Culture & Traditions
  24. What is Australia Day?Culture & Traditions
  25. What is Mabo Day?Culture & Traditions
  26. What is the Perth Royal Show?Culture & Traditions
  27. What is the Coming of the Light festival?Culture & Traditions
  28. What is MONA FOMA?Culture & Traditions
  29. What is the Sydney Festival?Culture & Traditions
  30. What is the Ekka?Culture & Traditions
  31. What is the Darwin Festival?Culture & Traditions
  32. What is the Dark Mofo Nude Solstice Swim?Culture & Traditions
  33. What is Vivid Sydney?Culture & Traditions
  34. What is the Sydney Royal Easter Show?Culture & Traditions
  35. What is the Perth Festival?Culture & Traditions
  36. What happens on New Year's Eve in Sydney?Culture & Traditions
  37. What is the Royal Melbourne Show?Culture & Traditions
  38. What is WOMADelaide?Culture & Traditions
  39. What is the Adelaide Festival?Culture & Traditions
  40. What is the Adelaide Fringe?Culture & Traditions
  41. What are showbags?Culture & Traditions
  42. What are jackaroos and jillaroos?Culture & Traditions
  43. Why does Bunnings have sausage sizzles?Culture & Traditions
  44. What are Blundstone boots?Culture & Traditions
  45. What is an Akubra hat?Culture & Traditions
  46. What is the Royal Flying Doctor Service?Culture & Traditions
  47. Who is Trent Dalton?Culture & Traditions
  48. Who was Oodgeroo Noonuccal?Culture & Traditions
  49. Who is Alexis Wright?Culture & Traditions
  50. Who is David Malouf?Culture & Traditions