Australia

The most important event in the country, this day centers around culture, heritage and agriculture. Carnivals, spectacles, competitions, nice food and drink to share with families and friends in a relaxed atmosphere.

https://www.eastershow.com.au

Australian and New Zealand Army Corps: that day celebrates the anniversary of the landing of troops from Australia and New Zealand in Turkey in World War I on April 25, 1915.

Ceremonies, parades, prayers and church services animate that special day which is celebrated nation-wide, even if dates vary according to states and territories.

Their aim: to be recognised as Australia's leading festival of classical and contemporary art music...

Worth seeing! 

https://cimf.org.au

 

 

Today is Bacon Day! An opportunity to celebrate that typical anglosaxon food with new recipes... 



 

Located in Noosa, Queensland, this incredible festival is about theatre, dance, music, but also food and wine and literature... Be sure to check their website: 

https://www.noosaalive.com.au

Halloween is celebrated on the night of October 31.  The word "Halloween" is a shortening of All Hallows' Evening or All Hallows' Eve.

Halloween was an ancient Celtic festival, known as Samhain (pronounced "sah-win"). 
This festival celebrated the end of the harvest season. People believed that on October 31, the worlds of the living and the dead superimposed, and the deceased could come back to life and cause destruction or sickness.

Masks and costumes ...

Australia's national day is on 26 January. On 26 January 1788, 11 boats arrived from England in Sydney, with 1044 people on board.