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Chinese New Year - Australia's Culture Portal

Chinese New Year is the longest and most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. Memorabilia is displayed in museums like the Chinese Museum, Melbourne, and the Golden Dragon Museum, Bendigo. Bendigo Chinese Association Golden Dragon Museum....

Christmas season celebrations in Australia - Australia's Culture Portal

Protestant and Roman Catholic churches hold Christmas Day services on 25 December. The Eastern churches - the Ethiopian Orthodox church, Russian Orthodox church and the Armenian church - celebrate Christmas on 6 or 7 January. Christmas is the celebratio...

Easter in Australia - Australia's Culture Portal

Easter commemorates the resurrection (return to life) of Jesus Christ following his death by crucifixion. Easter eggs are traditionally eaten on Easter Sunday, however stores start stocking Easter treats well before the Easter holiday period. Early on Ea...

Festivals - Australia's Culture Portal

Each year the Sydney Festival offers a rich and diverse program spanning all art forms including dance, theatre, music, visual arts, film, forums and large scale free outdoor events. The National Multicultural Festival is held over two weeks and features...

The changing face of early Australia - Australia's Culture Portal

Eventually, the arrival of people from diverse societies created a cultural diversity that is now an integral part of Australian society and identity. Image courtesy of the Migration Museum, History Trust of South Australia. Migration Museum, History Trus...

The changing face of modern Australia - Australia's Culture Portal

Image courtesy of the Migration Museum, History Trust of South Australia. The hundreds of thousands of people who arrived in Australia after the First World War greatly influenced Australia becoming a modern society. Image courtesy of the Australian War ...

Chinatowns across Australia - Australia's Culture Portal

Image courtesy of the National Trust of Queensland, Hou Wang Temple. The businesses in Chinatowns offered accommodation, medicinal herbs, fresh food grown by Chinese market gardeners and groceries. A Chinese school, a language and culture centre and a Ch...

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The Spirit of Things 3 February 2008 - The Year of Festivals: Chinese New Year (website Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) )

Celebrity Chef, Kylie Kwong, takes us inside her restaurant where she's cooking a special New Year Banquet, and film director, Tony Ayres talks about the importance of New Year in Chinese culture. I'm speaking to celebrity chef, Kylie Kwong, film director...

Music Australia - Chinese New Year Celebrations, Melbourne - Performer Hu Chin Yaun from the Kong Chew Cantonese Opera Society, 8 & 9 Feb 97 (website MusicAustralia )

Chinese New Year Celebrations, Melbourne - Performer Hu Chin Yaun from the Kong Chew Cantonese Opera Society, 8 & 9 Feb 97 [picture] / John Werrett. Aspects of Australian life, festivals. Use or borrow this resource from a library, archive or organisati...

Music Australia - Chinese New Year Celebrations, Melbourne - Toshi, Japanese drummers perform on the Asian Heritage Stage, 8 & 9 Feb 97 (website MusicAustralia )

Chinese New Year Celebrations, Melbourne - Toshi, Japanese drummers perform on the Asian Heritage Stage, 8 & 9 Feb 97 [picture] / John Werrett. Aspects of Australian life, festivals. Use or borrow this resource from a library, archive or organisation ne...

Music Australia - Chinese New Year Celebrations, Melbourne - Traditional Chinese Music Ensemble performing, 8 & 9 Feb 97 (website MusicAustralia )

Chinese New Year Celebrations, Melbourne - Traditional Chinese Music Ensemble performing, 8 & 9 Feb 97 [picture] / John Werrett. Aspects of Australian life, festivals. Use or borrow this resource from a library, archive or organisation near you or ask y...

Music Australia - Chinese New Year Celebrations, Melbourne - Traditional Chinese Music Ensemble performing, 8 & 9 Feb 97 (website MusicAustralia )

Chinese New Year Celebrations, Melbourne - Traditional Chinese Music Ensemble performing, 8 & 9 Feb 97 [picture] / John Werrett. Aspects of Australian life, festivals. Use or borrow this resource from a library, archive or organisation near you or ask y...

Music Australia - Chinese New Year Celebrations, Melbourne - Musicians from the Chinese Masonic Society Lion Dance Team, 8 & 9 Feb 97 (website MusicAustralia )

Chinese New Year Celebrations, Melbourne - Musicians from the Chinese Masonic Society Lion Dance Team, 8 & 9 Feb 97 [picture] / John Werrett. Aspects of Australian life, festivals. Use or borrow this resource from a library, archive or organisation near...