All these different backgrounds, languages, cultures enrich Australia and make it a special country! I recently heard on the radio that in Australia there are 300 languages being spoken, and Harmony Day is a way of celebrating this multiculturalism!
This day has been celebrated around the country for 15 years, from school activities to free council events, festivals and outdoor concerts.
I had never participated in one of these events, even though I had seen them announced previously (I have been here 7 years now) so this year I went to the event being promoted by my City Council, being held on Saturday 22nd.
I wasn't present for the whole show that started at 5pm and ended at 9pm, I only got there at around 7pm, but I enjoyed what I saw.
Who knows next year I could participate by selling Portuguese food in one of the tents!
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| The food tents |
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| People sitting on the grass watching the dancing |
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| A group from the Cook Islands |
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| Ukranian Cossak dancers |
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| The Korean Martial arts group |
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| The Maori Haka Dancing group from New Zealand |
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| The men from the Haka Dancing group from New Zealand delivered an impressive show |
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| Ugandan Drumming Group and dancers |
Did you attend a performance in your area? If you do not live in Australia, do you have festivals in your country where multiculturalism is celebrated?
Oh, Sami, yes, since a few years we have such a festival, too, on Kohlmarkt :-)
ReplyDeleteLots of yummy food, except at a muslim stand, where I wasn´t served cause I wore a summer-dress. It was summer.
But the rest: Also yummy and with performances.
Ouch, where is the "togetherness" and "acceptance"?
DeleteGosto muito deste tipo de iniciativas - fomentam a paz entre os povos. E o espectáculo de danças deve ter sido bem interessante. Gostava de ter visto.
ReplyDeleteSim foi uma iniciativa interessante e divertida, terei que participar mais frequentemente.
Delete"... a day of cultural respect for the traditional owners - the Aboriginal people"
ReplyDeleteNão posso estar mais de acordo com a iniciativa!
Obrigada Jose.
DeleteGoodness this one slipped by me Sami :) looks like a lot of fun too.. Let me know if you are serving Portuguese food next year and I'll be there for sure :)
ReplyDeleteWill do Grace, there is a group of us quite interested in showing off our wonderful Portuguese food.
DeleteOur little town does not have enough people to hold a big celebration - the school had a dress from your culture day. Gosh I would have enjoyed all the dancing - it looked wonderful. It must have been hard to decide what food to sample.
ReplyDeleteThere weren't that many food stalls there unfortunately, probably about 7 or 8, but we chose a Prawn rice from the Thai stand and for dessert we had Baklava from the Turkish stand.
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