Australia prepares to celebrate its national day on Jan. 26

SYDNEY, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Australians are about to enjoy one of the highlights of their national calendar on Wednesday with an array of events big and small.

Australia Day, on Jan. 26, is traditionally a summer holiday celebrated with family get-togethers, picnics and barbecues, sunbathing at the beach and flocking to outdoor concerts with many patriotic revelers bedecked with removable tattoos bearing the nat