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Re:Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond? (1982) by brc on Tuesday September 18, 2012 @07:07PM (#4541035)
Well, Australia Day isn't a made-up holiday -it's always been the 'National Day' (think 4th July). But it's just that the Meat + Livestock Board spotted a gap in the 'traditions' market and filled that gap in with some shrewd marketing.
Re:Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond? (1982) by jeza on Tuesday September 18, 2012 @10:31PM (#4541718)
Really? I've never really associated Australia Day with eating meat, but if we were going to organise something on that day a barbecue would be quite likely. But that's probably true of any day where we'd be organising a family gathering. It's certainly not like Christmas where you have to pre-order a turkey.

I do find it ironic though how barbecues are considered to be an Australian tradition. But then the most well known brand for barbecues, Weber is American.