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Stronger together Calendar for Cultural Diversity 2021
Stronger together
Calendar for Cultural Diversity 2021
Lily Rose – Year 4 – Excelsior Public School
United Nations (UN) observances 2021 Languages for 2021 Australian English reflects the influence of the Darug people in words including boomerang,
corroboree, dingo, koala, kookaburra, wallaby and the bush call coo-ee, which were all derived from
The United Nations observes designated international days, weeks, years and decades, each with a January Dharug languages.
theme or topic. These observances contribute to the achievement of the purposes of the UN Charter Tongan (Faka-Tongan) is an official and national language in the Kingdom of Tonga. It is a member of
and promote awareness of and action on important political, social, cultural, humanitarian or human the Polynesian branch of the Austronesian languages and is spoken by about 103,000 people mainly August
rights issues. They provide a useful means for the promotion of international and national action and in Tonga. It is also spoken in Samoa, Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand, Niue and Wallis Island. It is Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about 130 million people mainly in West Punjab in
stimulate interest in United Nations activities and programs. Many of the themes are relevant to the closely related to Niuean, Wallisian and Samoan. Tongan is mainly a spoken language. Pakistan and in East Punjab in India. There are also significant numbers of Punjabi speakers in the UK,
school curriculum and community and can be observed at school and/or used as focal points Canada, the UAE, the USA, Saudi Arabia and Australia. Punjabi is one of India’s 22 official languages
in lesson planning. It was first written by missionaries in the early 19th century using a number of different spelling and it is the first official language in East Punjab. In Pakistan Punjabi is the second most widely-
systems. The current system was promulgated by the Privy Council of Tonga in 1943. A few literary spoken language but has no official status.
For more information on the following years and decades see the UN website. publications have been made in Tongan, including translations of the Bible and the Book of Mormon.
Other publications include daily newspapers and weekly and monthly magazines. In West Punjab, from the 11th century, Punjabi ( ) یباجنپwas written with a version of the Urdu
alphabet known as Shahmukhi which means ‘from the King’s mouth’. The Shahmukhi alphabet
There are almost 4,500 students from Tongan speaking backgrounds in NSW public schools. currently used was developed in Pakistan in 2016. It is written from right to left in horizontal lines.
In East Punjab, Punjabi ( ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ) is written with the Gurmukhi alphabet which was standardised
The traditional Tongan calendar was based on the phases of the moon and had 13 months. The main during the 16th century by Guru Angad Dev Ji. Gurmukhi means ‘from the mouth of the Guru’. It is
purpose of the calendar for Tongans was to determine the time for the planting and cultivation of written from left to right in horizontal lines and is the alphabet used in this calendar.
yams, which were Tonga’s most important staple food. Mid December to early January is Lihamui
and mid-January to early February is Vaimu’a. There are approximately 5,300 students from Punjabi speaking backgrounds in NSW public schools.
February September
Spanish (español/ castellano) is a Romance language with approximately 470 million speakers, 410 Swahili (Kiswahili) is a Bantu language spoken in Tanzania, Burundi, Congo (Kinshasa), Kenya,
2021 - International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour
million of whom speak it as a first language while the remainder speak it as a second language. A Mayotte, Mozambique, Oman, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Uganda, UAE and the USA. Around
significant number of people also speak Spanish as a foreign language. It is the language of Spain and 5 million people speak Swahili as a native language and a further 135 million speak it as a second
2021 - International Year of Peace and Trust
an official language of another 19 countries mainly in Central and South America. language. Swahili is an official language of Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya and is used as a lingua franca
throughout East Africa.
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Spanish is written using the Latin script. Spanish first appeared in writing in the form of notes in Latin
religious texts dating from the 11th century. During the 12th century, law codes were being translated The earliest known Swahili documents were official letters to the Portuguese people of Mozambique
2021 - International Year of Fruits and Vegetables
into Spanish and in the 13th century Spanish prose and poetry began to flourish. in 1711 and an epic poem in 1728 written in the Arabic script. With the arrival of the European colonial
powers in East Africa Swahili was used as the main language of administration and the Latin alphabet
International decades currently observed by the United Nations include:
There are around 8,000 students from Spanish speaking public in NSW public schools. was increasingly used to write it.
2021 – 2030 United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
March There are over 700 students from Swahili speaking backgrounds in NSW public schools.
2021 – 2030 International Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development Burmese ( ) or Myanmar, is a member of the Lolo-Burmese branch of the Sino-Tibetan
language family. It is spoken mainly in Myanmar (Burma), where it is the official language. There are October
about 33 million people who speak Burmese as a first language. There are also thought to be another Mongolian (монгол) is an Altaic language spoken by approximately 5 million people in Mongolia,
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10 million who speak it as a second language. Standard Burmese is spoken in the Irrawaddy River China, Afghanistan and Russia. There are a number of closely related varieties of Mongolian which are
valley. spoken mainly in the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region of China.
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Burmese dialects in other parts of Burma differ from the standard, but they are all more or less Through the centuries there have been several systems used for writing Mongolian based on Uyghur,
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mutually intelligible. Tibetan and Latin alphabets but in 1941 the Cyrillic alphabet was officially adopted. Traditional
Mongolian script is now taught to some extent in schools, though it is mainly used for decorative
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The Burmese or Myanmar script developed from the Mon script, which was adapted from a southern purposes by artists, designers, calligraphers and poets and in the Inner Mongolian Autonomous
Indian script during the 8th century. The rounded appearance of letters is a result of the use of palm Region of China. Traditional Mongolian script is written from left to right in vertical columns running
2014 – 2024 United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All
leaves as the traditional writing material. Straight lines would have torn the leaves. The Burmese from top to bottom.
name for the script is ca-lonh ‘round script’. The earliest known inscriptions in the Burmese script
The Lunar Calendar and the Year of the Ox and the Wombat date from the 11th century. There are more than 800 students from Mongolian speaking backgrounds in NSW public schools.
The Lunar New Year 4719 will be celebrated on 12 February 2021. It celebrates Xin Nian, the There are about 750 students from Burmese speaking backgrounds in NSW public schools. November
Malayalam (മലയാളം) is a Southern Dravidian language spoken mainly in the Indian state of Kerala
Chinese New Year, Solnal, the Korean New Year, Tết, the Vietnamese New Year and also Losar,
April in southern India, but also in other Indian states. There are about 35.5 million speakers of Malayalam
the New Year celebrations for Tibet. Traditionally Shōgatsu, the Japanese New Year was also celebrated on this date but French is a Romance language spoken by about 354 million people worldwide. It is the third most in India. There are also many speakers of Malayalam in other countries, including around 52,000 in
since 1873, the official Japanese New Year has been celebrated according to the Gregorian calendar, on January 1 of each spoken language in Europe, after German and English, and is also spoken in parts of Africa, North Australia.
year. In most of these nations the Gregorian calendar is used for civil purposes but the lunar calendar is used to determine America, South America, Asia and Oceania. It is the language of France and an official language of
another 27 nations. The name Malayalam means “mountain region”, and comes from mala (mountain) and alam (region).
festivals and auspicious dates such as weddings and moving house.
Originally the name referred to the land and was later used to refer to the language.
French was widely used as a diplomatic language from the 17th century until the middle of the 20th
This lunar new year is based on the traditional Chinese Agricultural Calendar which is lunisolar, primarily lunar century when it was replaced by English. It is still used in many international organisations. The current Malayalam alphabet has evolved from the Grantha alphabet, brought to the southwest
but partially solar, guided by the movement of the moon as well as the sun. It is commonly called the lunar French is written using the Latin script and first appeared in writing in 842 CE. Before then, Latin was of India in the 8th or 9th century, to a systemised Malayalam alphabet in the early 13th century. With
the language used for literature throughout Europe. some changes the Malayalam alphabet attained its current form by the 19th century. It is written
calendar. from left to right in horizontal lines.
During the 10th and 11th centuries, French appeared in a number of documents and religious
The Chinese lunar calendar is associated with the Chinese zodiac, which has 12 animal signs: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, writings, and as literature from the late 12th century. Malayalam is also regularly written with a version of the Arabic script by Muslims in Singapore and
Malaysia, and occasionally by Muslims in Kerala.
dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. Each animal represents a year in a 12 year cycle,
There are about 3,400 students from French speaking backgrounds in NSW public schools.
beginning on Lunar New Year’s Day. There are many legends concerning the choice and order of the animals The oldest known writing in Malayalam is known as the Edakal-5 inscription and dates from late 4th
and their characteristics which are said to be imparted to people born in their year. May century or the early 5th century CE.
Uyghur ەچرۇغيۇئis a Turkic language with about 25 million speakers mainly in the Xinjiang
Uyghur Autonomous Region in the north west of China. In Xinjiang, Uyghur is an official There are approximately 2,600 students from Malayalam speaking backgrounds in NSW public
The Australian Chinese Zodiac was developed by the Chinese Precinct Chamber of Commerce in Australia to language widely used in education and in the media, and as a lingua franca among other peoples. schools.
promote understanding between Chinese and Australian cultures. Animals from the traditional zodiac have been There are also significant communities of Uyghur speakers in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
matched to native animals according to their perceived similar characteristics. This year the Ox is matched to the December
Over the course of its history, Uyghur has been written with several scripts including versions of the Hungarian (Magyar) is an Ugric language with about 13 million speakers in Hungary (Magyarország),
Wombat. For the complete Australian Chinese Zodiac visit http://www.australianchinesezodiac.com.au/ Romania, Slovakia, Serbia, Austria and Slovenia. There is also a large diaspora in the UK and other
Arabic, Latin and Cyrillic alphabets adapted to represent the sounds of Uyghur. In 1987, the Arabic
script replaced the Latin alphabet as the official script for writing Uyghur in China. In this version of European countries, the USA, Canada and Australia. Hungarian is the official language of Hungary
Ox 牛 Arabic, all vowels are spelled out and it is written in horizontal lines from right to left. and one of the official languages of the European Union (EU).
The Ox is noted for its patience and taciturnity. It is eccentric, bigoted and can be angered easily.
There are about 60 students from Uyghur speaking backgrounds in NSW public schools. Hungarian is a highly inflected language in which nouns can have up to 238 possible forms. It is
冷静，沉默，有耐性。有时却难免偏执，坚持己见，甚至容易动怒。 related to Mansi, an Ob-Ugric language with about 4,000 speakers who live in the eastern Urals and
June Khanty or Ostyak, the other Ob-Ugric language which is spoken by about 15,000 people in the Ob
Wombat 袋熊 Assyrian / Neo-Assyrian ( ) is spoken by an estimated 3 million people in parts of Iran, valley of western Siberia.
The wombat is a very patient mammal with its own eccentric character and can be very defensive when a threat approaches. Iraq, Turkey and Syria, and among the Assyrian diaspora mainly in the USA and Europe. Assyrian is
also known as Assyrian Neo-Aramaic. Assyrian is usually written in the madnhāyā version of the Syriac The earliest written text in Hungarian was a funeral oration (halotti beszéd) written in 1196, and the
拥有与鼠相似的特性，自信，迷人。悉心照顾其幼齿是袋鼠的习性。同时，袋鼠是群居动物，与鼠一样，
alphabet and is written from left to right in horizontal lines. The Syriac Latin alphabet, developed in first complete book to be printed in Hungarian, Az zenth Paal leueley magyar nyeluen (The letters
与牛相似，袋熊亦是非常有耐性的动物。但当遇到外界敌意威胁时，它会变得异常敏感，亦会显露其偏执的一面 the 1930s, has also become widespread mainly in the Assyrian diaspora for practical reasons and its of Saint Paul in the Hungarian language) by Benedek Komjáti, was published in 1533 in Kraków in
convenience, especially in social media. Poland. Hungarian literature flourished during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Cover artwork There are over 4,500 students from Assyrian speaking backgrounds in NSW public schools. There are nearly 600 students from Hungarian speaking backgrounds in NSW public schools.
Class 2P – Glendore Public School – Awabakal Country July
Stronger together When the First Fleet arrived in Australia in 1788 several distinct groups of Aboriginal people occupied
The Stronger together story is told through Aboriginal art. It represents the difficult times the Sydney Basin. The largest of these groups were the people of the Dharug language group. Darug
over the past year that New South Wales has been through – the drought, bushfires, floods country extended from the Sydney CBD to the Blue Mountains. Dharug is the language. Darug are
the people and the land.
and COVID 19. After all that we have been through we have pulled together as a state and
education provider and we have proven we are stronger together. The painting has the The Darug people are thought to have lived in groups or communities of around
footprints of the wombat and the wombat represents determination and strength. 50 members. Each group retained its own hunting district, and each lived a semi-
nomadic lifestyle, regularly changing location within their country. Typical dwellings
This painting was completed by class 2P under the guidance and teaching of Mrs Kerry were two-sided bark tents known as gunyahs, while sandstone rock shelters were
used in harsh weather. Men of the communities were responsible for hunting Traditional Darug welcome by Darug Gomen (Richard Green)
Patterson, a teacher from the Darkinyung people.
possums, fish, birds and kangaroo, often collaborating with other groups to hunt and eat
the larger animals. Fire was used to reduce undergrowth and to catch game.
Inside Cover – Lily Rose Year 4 – Excelsior Public School – Darug Country Iyura wa Pemul Coy Byalla Bulunga Nurene Wianga Naababan Gadigal Baou. Ngalu Iy-ora
Curious wombat Darug women harvested what the Europeans called yams (the community’s staple) with digging Yen-noong wa Pemul, Wingiri Bar-ru-wall-uri; Goo-me-da Durrubin Boot-Boot Gno-rang Gwinanga
The curious wombat is wandering in his beautiful land in search of what this lunar year will sticks. Food was cooked lightly on open fires or in ovens beneath the ground. The culture of the Tarimi Al-lo-wan Moo-tang, Tyelkala Pemul wa Bado Wianga. Bidjigal, Gommeraiagal, Wangel,
bring to his life. He looks into the water and sees the bright, glistening sun. This knoorre-knoorre (wombat) is happy to be in his nice and Darug people involved a deeply spiritual association with the land and was evident in singing, dancing
and stories as well as the many engravings on the flat sandstone outcrops of the Sydney Basin, some
Gadigal, Dhrawal, Darkinjang wa Darug. Didgerry-Goor Biame.
warm home.
of which have remained for thousands of years.
We welcome you to the land of the dolphin; their spirits flow through the hearts of this place,
Inside Cover – Students Y4 – Y10 – Carenne School – Wiradjuri Country The arrival of Europeans to the country of the Darug people had devastating effects on the
giving us the strength and passion, to live and enjoy all that the land has to offer us. As people of
Jack Murphy, Danny Pike, Sophie Slatter, Faith Butler, Joshua Bearne-Ryan indigenous population. Violence and small pox wiped out most of the coastal people and soon after
Year of the Wombat spread to the inland Darug communities around the Hawkesbury-Nepean area. As a result many this land we invite everyone to walk and to talk with our brothers and sisters as equals and to share
Firstly, we made a monoprint background and then created our wombats using collage. We found out that the local Aboriginal (Wiradjuri) records and stories of the people were lost. Today there is a revitalisation of the Dharug language by in our vision for the future. Thanks to the Almighty.
leaders and members of the Darug community with teaching and learning programs in schools and
name for wombat is Wombad and that all species of wombats are protected in every Australian state. communities.
Acknowledgements
2022 Calendar contributions For additional resources teachers may visit:
NSW Department of Education advisors from the Multicultural Education Team, Educational
• www.racismnoway.com.au
Standards Directorate coordinate the annual development of the calendar and related information Schools are invited to submit student artwork celebrating cultural diversity for the 2022 theme:
• www.roads-to-refuge.com.au
in consultation with the Aboriginal Outcomes and Partnerships Directorate. ‘In my language‘ by Friday 13 August 2021. 2022 is the year of the tiger and, according to the
• www.alltogethernow.org.au
Australian Chinese Zodiac, the Tasmanian tiger.
The department acknowledges the work of students, teachers and schools in contributing a high
standard of artwork for selection in this year’s calendar. Information regarding the submission of artwork is available via the Department of Education Note
website or email: culturaldiversitycalendar@det.nsw.edu.au Dates and events printed in the calendar are confirmed at the time of press.
Many government departments, religious, community and ethno specific organisations, local
authorities and community members have provided advice and information. Teaching and learning activities *Events marked with an asterisk indicate that the date may be subject to change; or that there may
Information to support intercultural understanding and build knowledge about cultural diversity is be regional and/or denominational differences in when the event is observed.
A poster is attached to the calendar. It displays the word ‘Welcome’ in many of our community
available via the Education NSW website.
languages. It is designed for display in the classroom and around the school to help promote an Design by Thommen Design
inclusive anti-racism ethos in the school community.
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January
Kaylah Hackney and Charlie Champion – Stage 1 – Jugiong Public School – Ngunnawal Country This month’s community language is Tongan
Watering the Friendship Garden Together
When we work together amazing things happen, just like this garden. Sanuali
Other events
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 January Liberation Day – Cuba
Mōnite Tūsite Pulelulu Tu’apulelulu Falaite Tokonaki Sāpate Independence Day – Haiti
1 2 3
National Day – Sudan
6 January Nollaig na mBan (Little Women’s Christmas –
Ireland)
6 – 26 January Sydney Festival
New Year’s Day 26 January Australia Day celebrations
Ganjitsu (Japan) 27 International Holocaust Remembrance Day
(UN)
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Milestones
1 January Federation of Australia formed 1901
9 January Final convict transportation to Australia
landed in Western Australia 1868
16 January First group of free settlers arrived
World Braille Day (UN) Twelfth Night (Christian) Christmas Day Christmas Day
Independence Day – Birth Anniversary of Guru Gobind (Armenian Orthodox Christian) (Orthodox Christian) at Port Jackson 1793
Republic of the Union of Myanmar Singh Ji (Sikh) Three Kings Day (Christian) 22 January Australia signed the United Nations
Convention on Refugees 1954
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
26 January Nationality and Citizens Act created status
of ‘Australian Citizen’ 1948
Maghi (Sikh cultural festival) Orthodox New Year (Christian) World Religion Day
Pongal – Makar Sankranti (Hindu)
18 19 20
Martin Luther King Day (USA)
21 22 23 24 International Day of Education
(UN)
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Robert Burns Day – Scotland Australia Day
Survival Day
Term 1 begins (Eastern Division) New Year (Buddhist – Mahayana
tradition)
National Day – Nauru
*Events marked with an asterisk indicate that the date may be subject to change; or that there may be regional and/or denominational differences in when the event is observed.
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February
5/6 McCartney – Cambridge Gardens Public School – Darug Country This month’s community language is Spanish
A Collage of Us
This is a collage of students from our classroom. We believe our class is fantastic and unique because we love learning together and having fun with each other. febrero
We created these self-portraits using coloured paper. When our faces are displayed as a collective, the artwork represents our strength in unity.
Other events
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
lunes martes miercoles jueves viernes sabado domingo 1 – 7 February
11 February
World Interfaith Harmony Week (UN)
National Day – Iran
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
12 February Lunar New Year celebrations
Losar – Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan
Solnal – Korea
Tết – Vietnam
Groundhog Day – USA Term 1 begins (western division) World Cancer Day (WHO) Waitangi Day – New Zealand Independence Day – Grenada Xin Nian – China
World Wetlands Day Independence Commemoration 12 February Fairfield City Lunar New Year Festival
Day – Sri Lanka
12 – 14 February Glen Innes Show
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
12 – 21 February City of Sydney Lunar New Year Celebrations
13 – 14 January Crookwell Show
17 February Discovery Day – Lord Howe Island (1788)
26 – 28 February Cobargo Folk Festival
Safer Internet Day (SID) St Vartan’s Day Lunar New Year – Year of the Ox World Radio Day (UN) St Valentine’s Day
Milestones
St Maroun’s Feast Day (Maronite (Armenian Christian) and Wombat
Christian) International Day of Women and
7 February Colony of New South Wales
Girls in Science (UN)
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
formally proclaimed 1788
13 February Australian Government apology to
Indigenous Australians 2008
15 February Current NSW state flag adopted 1876
18 February First school in the NSW Colony
National Day – Serbia Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Day Banjo Paterson’s birthday Independence Day – The Gambia World Day of Social Justice (UN) International Mother Language
opened 1793
(Christian) Ash Wednesday – Lent begins Day (UN)
Vasant Panchami (Hindu) (Christian)
Independence Day – Kosovo
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Independence Day – Lithuania
National Day – Saint Lucia National Day – Brunei Darussalam Independence Day – Estonia National Day – Kuwait Magha Puja Day (Buddhist – Independence Day – Dominican
Emperor’s birthday – Japan Theravada tradition) Republic
Yuan Xiao/Lantern Festival (China)
Purim/Festival of Lots (Jewish)
*Events marked with an asterisk indicate that the date may be subject to change; or that there may be regional and/or denominational differences in when the event is observed.
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March
Elijah Dixon, Y6 – Lockhart Central School – Wiradjuri Country This month’s community language is Burmese
Under the same sky
All Australian, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are under the same sky together. We need to work together and improve our wellbeing and how people are treated to live in a better
world.
Other events
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
′ 1 – 31 March Bandaged Bear Appeal, Children’s Hospital
at Westmead
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
6 – 7 March Greek Fest, Darling Harbour
6 March – 30 May Greek Festival of Sydney
8 March United Nations Day for Women’s Rights
and International Peace (UN)
First day of autumn World Wildlife Day (UN) Youth and Schools Clean Up Day Foundation Day – Norfolk Island Clean Up Australia Day 11 March Restoration of Idependence Day – Lithuania
St David’s Day (Wales) National Day – Bulgaria World Day of Prayer Independence Day – Ghana 14 – 18 March Pronaya (Mandaean)
(Ecumenical Christian)
19 – 20 March Camden Show – Still a country show!
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
20 March International Day of Happiness (UN)
21 March Thirlmere Festival of Steam
International Day for the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination (UN)
International Day of Forests (UN)
Commonwealth Day Selective High School Placement National Day – Mauritius Pi Day (Mathematics)
21 – 27 March Week of Solidarity with the Peoples
Canberra Day Test
(Australian Capital Territory) Maha Shivaratri (Hindu) Struggling against Racism and Racial
International Women’s Day (UN) Isra and Mi’raj/Night Journey* (Muslim) Discrimination (UN)
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
28 March Sydney Children’s Festival, Tumbalong Park
Harmony Day
21 March Harmony Day is an initiative of Australia’s
Ides of March St Patrick’s Day (Ireland) National Close the Gap Day National Day of Action against Autumn equinox Harmony Day Commonwealth Government and a
Bullying and Violence Naw-Rúz (New Year Bahá’í) International Day of Nowruz (UN) recognition of the United Nations’
St Joseph’s Feast Day French Language Day (UN) World Poetry Day (UNESCO) International Day for the Elimination of
(Maronite Christian) Independence Day – Tunisia Independence Day – Namibia
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Racial Discrimination. Anti-racism
education resources are available on the
Department’s website. A number of other
organisations, such as All Together Now,
also provide anti-racism resources.
World Water Day (UN) World Meteorological Day (UN) World Tuberculosis Day (WHO) Independence Day – Greece Independence Day – Bangladesh Neighbour Day Milestones
National Day – Pakistan Palm Sunday (Christian)
First day of Passover (Jewish) 25 March Indigenous ex-servicemen granted voting
rights 1949
29 30
National Vietnam War
Veterans Day
Holi (Hindu)
31
Hola Mohalla (Sikh cultural festival)
*Events marked with an asterisk indicate that the date may be subject to change; or that there may be regional and/or denominational differences in when the event is observed.
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April
Students Y4-6 – Nimmitabel Public School – Ngarigo Country
This month’s community language is French
Perfectly Imperfect
Every star is perfectly imperfect, but we all work together to make each day wondrous and extraordinary. We are lucky to live in big sky country and take inspiration
from the night sky where the Milky Way and constellations spark curiosity and wonderment. Together we shine brightly and reach for the stars.
avril
Other events
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 – 12 April Sydney Royal Easter Show
lundi mardi mercredi jeudi vendredi samedi dimanche 2 – 3 April Maclean Highland Gathering
1 2 3 4
4 April Quingming/Tomb Sweeping Festival (China)
12 April – 11 May Ramadan Nights, Lakemba
13 – 16 April New Year festivals:
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka,
Term 1 ends Good Friday (Christian) Easter Saturday (Christian) Daylight saving time ends Thailand (Songkran)
April Fools’ Day West Ryde Easter Parade and Fair Easter Sunday (Christian) 14 – 24 April NSW Seniors Festival
Maundy Thursday (Christian) International Children’s Book Day Independence Day – Senegal
16 – 24 April NSW Youth Week
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
18 April – 19 May Australian Heritage Festival
23 April Spanish Language Day (UN)
23 – 24 April Gilgandra Show
23 – 24 April Moree Show
26 April – 2 May Sydney Writers’ Festival
Easter Monday (Christian) International Day of Sport for World Health Day (WHO) Hana Matsuri (Buddhist – Japan)
27 April Freedom Day – South Africa
Development and Peace (UN)
Togolais National Day – Togo
30 April – 2 May Royal Bathurst Show
12
International Day of Human Space
Flight (UN)
13 14
Ramadan begins** (Muslim) Hindu Solar New Year* (Hindu)
Sikh New Year - Vaisakhi (Sikh)
15 16
National Day – Israel Queen’s Birthday – Denmark
17 18
Bundanoon is Brigadoon
Independence Day –
Syrian Arab Republic
World Heritage Day
National Day – Zimbabwe
Milestones
3 April
25 April
UN Declaration on the Rights
of Indigenous People
endorsed by Australia 2009
The ANZACs landed at Gallipoli 1915
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
29 April Captain Cook landed at Botany Bay 1770
Term 2 begins First day of Ridvan (Bahá’í) Rama Navami (Hindu) International Mother Earth Day St George’s Day (England) ANZAC Day
Chinese Language Day (UN) Serisal /Yezidi New Year (Yezidi) (UN) National Sovereignty and
Children’s Day (Turkey)
English Language Day (UN)
26 27 28 29 30
Union Day – New Year International Guide Dog Day Stewart House Day
United Republic of Tanzania (Buddhist – Theravadin tradition) Ninth day of Ridvan (Bahá’i) Orthodox Good Friday (Christian)
King’s Day – Netherlands International Jazz Day (UNESCO)
Independence Day – Sierra Leone
*Events marked with an asterisk indicate that the date may be subject to change; or that there may be regional and/or denominational differences in when the event is observed.
**Regional customs or moon sightings may cause a variation of the date for Islamic holidays such as Ramadan. In some lunar calendars the day begins at sunset, so there may be a one-day error depending on when the New Moon is first seen.
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May
All students, K-12 – Glenvale School – Darkinjung Country This month’s community language is Uyghur
Big Fish
Each of our 8 classes studied fish, and how they come together to form a school of fish. Together, they are stronger as they swim side by side, acting like one powerful fish.
Each student then made a fish using paint or collage. All the fish were collaged together to make one big fish.
Other events
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 May Bourke Show
Twelfth day of Ridvan (Bahá’í)
31 1 2
National Day – Marshall Islands
1 – 2 May Australian Celtic Festival: Year of Ireland
and the Isle of Man
2 – 8 May Motor Neurone Disease Week
8 – 9 May St Ives Show
World No Tobacco Day (WHO) May Day Orthodox Easter Sunday (Christian)
Orthodox Easter Saturday 8 – 9 May Walgett Show
(Christian) 11 – 13 May Years 3, 5, 7 & 9 NAPLAN pen and paper
International Labour Day assessments
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
11 – 21 May Years 3, 5, 7 & 9 NAPLAN online test window
14 – 15 May The Riverina Field Days, Griffith Showgrounds
15 – 21 May National Families Week
16 May Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon
17 – 23 May National Volunteer Week
World Press Freedom Day International Firefighters’ Day Kodomo no Hi/Children’s Day Cornflower Blue Day Laylatul Al Qadr/Night of Destiny Mother’s Day
(UNESCO) World Asthma Day (Japan and Korea) (Muslim) Europe Day (European Union)
22 – 29 Blacktown City Festival Week*
Orthodox Easter Monday (Christian) World Red Crescent Day 26 May Independence Day – Georgia
National Day – Poland World Red Cross Day National Day – Guyana
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
26 May – 11 July Gai-mariagal Festival (Northern Sydney region)
27 May – 3 June National Reconciliation Week
29 May Blacktown Streets Alive and Parade Day,
Blacktown*
29 – 30 May Red Shield Doorknock Appeal
World Lupus Day National Assessment Program International Nurses Day Ascension Day (Christian) National Day – Paraguay International Day of Families RSPCA Million Paws Walk
(NAPLAN) commences Eid Al Fitr (Muslim) International Day of Living (The Salvation Army, Australia)
Together in Peace Milestones
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
6 May The Commonwealth Migration Act 1958 was
amended, effectively dismantling the White
Australia Policy 1966
22 May Convict transportation to NSW ended 1840
22 May Official announcement of the discovery of gold
Shavuot/Feast of Weeks (Jewish) Dehba ad Demana (Mandaean) World Bee Day (UN) International Tea Day (UN) International Day for Biological Declaration of the Báb (Bahá’í)
in NSW 1851
International Day Against International Museum Day National Day – Cameroon World Day for Cultural Diversity for Diversity (UN) Pentecost/Whitsunday (Christian)
Homophobia Restoration of Independence – Dialogue and Development (UN) Unification Day – Yemen 27 May The 1967 referendum removed discrimination
Constitution Day – Norway Timor-Leste against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
peoples
Independence Day – Eritrea Africa Day (African Union) National Sorry Day Public Education Day Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh (Bahá’í) International Day of United Nations
National Day – Argentina Buddha Purnima – 2583rd Birth Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea, Republic Day – Azerbaijan Peacekeepers
Independence Day – Jordan Anniversary of Gautama Buddha Cancer Council National Day – Ethiopia
United Nations Day of Vesak* (UN)
*Events marked with an asterisk indicate that the date may be subject to change; or that there may be regional and/or denominational differences in when the event is observed.
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June
5/6 Pacific Ocean – Rylstone Public School – Wiradjuri Country This month’s community language is Assyrian
Better Together
This artwork represents our community. The bees are the people and the hive is our place. Just like the bee community, our communities work better and are stronger together.
Other events
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
5 June Matsuri Festival (Japan), Parramatta
1 2 3 4 5 6
9 – 20 June Sydney Film Festival*
13 – 19 June National Blood Donor Week*
20 June Mini-Mos Community Fun Run and Fair,
Mosman
20 – 26 June National Refugee Week
First day of winter Foundation of the Republic – Italy Mabo Day International Day of Innocent World Environment Day (UN) Russian Language Day (UN)
Global Day of Parents (UN) Children Victims of Aggression (UN) Constitution Day – Denmark National Day – Sweden 25 June Day of the Seafarer (UN)
Independence Day – Samoa 25 June – 11 July Way Out West (WOW) Children’s Festival,
Casula Powerhouse*
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
26 June International Day Against Drug Abuse and
Illicit Trafficking (UN)
International Day in Support of Victims of
Torture (UN)
Bounty Day – Norfolk Island Portugal Day – Portugal World Day Against Child Labour
World Oceans Day (UN) (UN) Milestones
Independence Day – Philippines
National Day – Russian Federation 3 June Mabo Native Title High Court Decision 1992
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
11 June Commonwealth of Australia
Racial Discrimination Act 1975
26 June Australia joined the United Nations 1945
Queen’s birthday holiday (NSW) Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Ji World Day to Combat National Day – Seychelles World Refugee Day
Tuen Ng/Dragon Boat Festival (Sikh) Desertification and Drought (UN)
(China) International Day of the African National Day – Iceland
World Blood Donor Day (WHO) Child (WHO)
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Winter Solstice International Olympic Day
National Day – Luxembourg
Term 2 ends
National Day – Croatia
Independence Day – Mozambique
National Day – Madagascar Independence Day – Djibouti
National Day – Slovenia
28 29 30 International Day of the Tropics
(UN)
International Day of
Parliamentarism (UN)
Independence Day –
Democratic Republic of the Congo
*Events marked with an asterisk indicate that the date may be subject to change; or that there may be regional and/or denominational differences in when the event is observed.
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July
All students K-12 – The Ponds School – Darug Country This month’s community language is Dharug
Yenma Yenmalaibylia - Let’s Walk Together (local Dharug language) – The Ponds School is a moderate to severe school for special purposes, catering for students from K-12.
This unique artwork was composed by each and every student present on the day. Rarely do we have an opportunity to intertwine our individual identities so powerfully. There was no outline, for this Duggara
activity other than to allow the children to be themselves – to place colour and form at their will and to be part of something bigger than themselves – to be “in this together”. (cold)
We have created something greater than our sum, and it is beautiful beyond measure.
Other events
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 July International Tartan Day
Dharug is the language of the Darug people who lived in the Sydney Basin when the first fleet arrived in 1788.
Darug people did not measure time by days and months but by seasons. July or thereabouts is Duggara when the Darug moved from their two-sided bark dwellings called gunyahs to sandstone rock shelters for the harsh weather. 2 – 10 July Cumberland Gang Show, Riverside Theatre,
1 2 3 4
Parramatta
4 – 11 July NAIDOC Week*
10 July International Brick and Rolling Pin
Throwing Contest, Stroud
National Day – Burundi Salvation Army Founder’s Day National Day – Belarus Liberation Day – Rwanda 23 July – 8 Aug XXXII Summer Olympic Games, Tokyo
Canada Day – Canada (Christian) Independence Day – USA 24 July Bankstown Bites Festival
National Day – Somalia
30 July International Day of Friendship (UN)
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Milestones
17 July UN Convention on the Rights of Persons
with a Disability ratified by Australia 2008
National Day – Cape Verde Dalai Lama’s birthday National Day – Solomon Islands Martydom of the Bab (Bahá’í) Independence Day – Bahamas World Population Day (UN)
National Day – Venezuela National Day – Comoros Independence Day – South Sudan Anniversary of Mongolian People’s
National Day – Malawi Revolution – Mongolia
12 Term 3 begins
National Day – Kiribati
National Day – Sao Tome and
13 14
National Day – Montenegro Bastille Day – France
15 16
World Youth Skills Day (UN) Kenshi W zehli (Mandaean)
17 18
St Charbel’s Feast
(Maronite Christian)
Debha ad Raba (Mandaean)
Nelson Mandela International Day
(UN)
Principe
19 20 Eid Al Adha (Muslim)
National Day – Colombia
21 22 23 24 25
Opportunity Class (OC)
Placement Test
Accession of King Leopold I (1831)
Dehwa Sheshyan (Mandaean)
Anniversary of Revolution
of 23 July – Egypt
Asalha Puja – Dhamma Day
(Buddhist – Theravada tradition)
Guru Purnima (Hindu)
– Belgium
26 27 28 29 30 31
National Day – Liberia Independence Day – Peru National Tree Day for schools
National Day – Maldives Throne Day – Morocco
Independence Day – Vanuatu
*Events marked with an asterisk indicate that the date may be subject to change; or that there may be regional and/or denominational differences in when the event is observed.
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August
Whole school, K-6 – Ashfield Public School – Eora Nation This month’s community language is Punjabi
Welcome Wish
Students were inspired by the true story of Sadako Sakasi and the Japanese folklore which says that anyone who folds 1000 paper cranes will be
granted a wish. All students from Kindergarten to Year 6 worked together to fold 1000 paper cranes (a Senbazuru) which were then embellished
with messages of hope and wishes for the future.
Other events
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 August National Tree Day
2 – 6 August Education Week – Public Schools NSW
30 31 1
6 – 28 August Vivid Sydney
13 – 14 August Tullamore Show
13 – 15 August Obon (Buddhist – Japan)
14 – 22 August National Science Week
Krishna Janmashtami (Hindu) National Day – Kyrgyz Republic Horses’ birthday Food: Different by design
National Day – Malaysia National Day – Benin 21 August Bedgerabong Show
National Day – Foundation of the Swiss 21 – 22 August International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend
Trinidad and Tobago Confederation Day – Switzerland
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
21 – 27 August Children’s Book Week
22 August Macarthur Multicultural Children’s Festival,
Koshigaya Park
24 Aug – 5 Sept XVI Summer Paralympic Games Tokyo
29 Aug – 4 Sep Legacy Week
National Aboriginal and Torres Jeans for Genes Day National Day – Cote d’Ivôire Sun-Herald City2Surf
Strait Islander Children’s Day Hiroshima Peace Day
Constitution Day – Cook Islands Independence Day – Bolivia
2022 Calendar for Cultural Diversity
National Day – Jamaica
13 August Deadline for submitting student artwork
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
for the 2022 Calendar for Cultural Diversity
on the theme ‘In my language’ to:
culturaldiversitycalendar@det.nsw.edu.au
International Day of the World’s Hijra/Islamic New Year (Muslim) National Day – Chad International Youth Day (UN) Red Nose Day Independence Day – Milestones
Indigenous People (UN) National Day – Ecuador International Left-Handers Day Republic of Congo
National Day Singapore Student artworks due for 2022 Independence Day – India 1 August First sitting of the New South Wales
Calendar for Cultural Diversity National Day – Liechtenstein Legislative Council 1843
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
1 August Snowy Mountains Authority established 1949
11 August New South Wales constituted a Crown Colony
1824
17 August First NSW welfare institution,
National Day – Gabon Vietnam Veterans’ Day – Battle of World Humanitarian Day (UN) Day of the Foundation of the State International Lighthouse Day Ullambana – the Female Orphan School, opened 1801
Proclamation of Independence – Long Tan Independence Day – Afghanistan of Hungary and St Stephen’s Day Hungry Ghost Festival 27 August NSW Women’s Franchise Act 1902
Indonesia – Hungary (Buddhist – China, Vietnam)
Raksha Bandhan (Hindu)
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
International Day for the
Remberance of the Slave Trade
and its Abolition (UNESCO)
National Day – Ukraine Meals on Wheels Day
Independence Day – Uruguay
Daffodil Day
National Day –
Republic of Moldova
International Day against Nuclear
Tests (UN)
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September
Elois Lonnen – Year 10 – Cootamundra High School – Wiradjuri Country This month’s community language is Swahili
Family Community
Family Community is a representation of my town. When our town is in need the community stands together, helping each other through the tough septemba
times. Living in a small rural town has its perks like that. The family community becomes a part of your personality and whenever you can, you help.
Other events
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 September First Parkash of Guru Granth Sahib Ji (Sikh)
Jumatatu Jumanne Jumatano Alhamisi Ijumaa Jumamosi Jumapili Constitution Day – Slovak Republic
1 2 3 4 5
Independence Day – Uzbekistan
1 – 7 September National Asthma Week
1 – 30 September Save the Koala Month
3 September National Foundation Day – San Marino
First day of Spring National Day – Vietnam Australia National Flag Day Lake Cargelligo Show Fathers’ Day 3 – 10 September National Sea Week
National Wattle Day Legacy Badge Day Festival of the Winds, Bondi 4 – 11 September History Week (NSW)
Indigenous Literacy Day Walk to Work Day International Day of Charity (UN)
5 – 11 September National Child Protection Week
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
11 – 12 September Hunter Valley Steamfest, Maitland
11 Sept – 10 Oct Floriade*, Canberra
12 September City of Canterbury-Bankstown Children’s
Festival, Paul Keating Park
Independence Day – Eswatini Rosh Hashanah/New Year (Jewish) International Literacy Day (UN) R U OK? Day Ganesha Chaturthi (Hindu) Matsuri Festival (Japan)*, National Bilby Day 16 September Proclamation of Independence Day –
Threatened Species Day Indpendence Day – Republic of North National Day – Democratic People’s Chatswood Mexico
Independence Day – Brazil Macedonia Republic of Korea (North Korea) World First Aid Day
National Day – Tajikistan Independence Day – Papua New Guinea
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
17 – 19 September Clean up the World Weekend
19 September Molong Show
21 September National Day – Armenia
National Day – Belize
Independence Day – Malta
International Day of Democracy (UN) Yom Kippur (Jewish) Term 3 ends National Day – Chile Constitution Day – Nepal
Independence Day – Costa Rica, International Day for the Australian Citizenship Day Independence Day – 21 Sept – 4 Oct Tulip Time Festival, Bowral
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Preservation of the Ozone Layer Saint Kitts and Nevis
Nicaragua (UN)
Milestones
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
16 September Television in Australia launched 1956
Kathina Succot/Feast of Tabernacles (Jewish) Proclamation of Independence Day Spring equinox Save the Koala Day
(Buddhist – Therevada Tradition) Zhong Qiu Jie/Mid-Autumn Festival – Mali International Day of Sign Independence Day – Guinea-Bissau
(China) Languages (UN)
International Day of Peace (UN) National Day – Saudi Arabia
27 28 29 30
World Tourism Day (UN) Confucius’ birthday National Police Remembrance Day
World Heart Day
International Translation Day (UN)
World Maritime Day (UN)
National Day – Botswana
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October
KS – Old Bar Public School – Biripi Country This month’s community language is Mongolian
Togetherness
We are stronger together and our artwork reflects this. The children decided on the colour combinations of red, yellow and black to symbolise our Aboriginal culture. Our Аравдугаар
drawings reflect who we are as individuals, yet we are equal. We decided that our connectedness to each other is what keeps us strong.
Other events
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 October International Day of Older Persons (UN)
Даваа Мягмар Лхагва Пүрэв Баасан Бямба Ням 1 – 31 October Global Dignity Month
1 2 3
1 – 31 October International School Libraries Month
2 – 4 October Manly Jazz Festival*
3 October Boorowa Irish Woolfest: Running of the Sheep
4 – 10 October World Space Week (UN)
National Day – China, Cyprus, Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday Daylight saving time begins 6 – 13 October Jemaiye /Feast of the Assembly (Yezidi)
Nigeria, Palau International Day of Non-Violence Day of German Unity – Germany 10 – 16 October Anti-Poverty Week
Independence Day – Tuvalu (UN) National Foundation Day –
11 October Norfolk Island Royal Show Day
Independence Day – Guinea Republic of Korea (South Korea)
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 – 27 October Spring Fest, Griffith
15 – 16 October Cootamundra Show
16 October Ryde Granny Smith Festival
18 – 24 October National Water Week
19 October National Day – Niue
Labour Day (NSW) Term 4 begins Navatri begins (Hindu) World Sight Day Peter Norman Day World Mental Health Day (WHO)
21 – 23 October Lismore Show
World Animal Day World Teachers Day (UNESCO) World Habitat Day (UN) World Post Day (UN) National Day – Fiji
Independence Day – Lesotho Independence Day – Uganda National Day or Double Tenth Day 23 – 31 October Children’s Week
Hangeul Day (South Korea) – Republic of China (Taiwan) 24 – 30 October Disarmament Week (UN)
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
29 October Years 3 & 4 Multicultural Perspectives
Public Speaking Competition Final*
29 Oct – 7 Nov Festival of Fisher’s Ghost, Campbelltown
29 Oct – 7 Nov Jacaranda Festival, Grafton
Thanksgiving Day – Canada HSC written examinations Chung Yeung Festival – China Dussehra (Hindu) World Food Day (UN)(FAO) International Day for the
commence Deg al-Fil feast (Mandaean) Eradication of Poverty (UN)
National Day – Spain International White Cane Day Milestones
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
11 October Coat of Arms of New South Wales granted by
Royal Warrant 1906
26 October Uluru handed back to the Anangu
Pitjantjatjara people 1985
Birth of the Báb (Bahá’í) Birth of Bahá’u’lláh (Bahá’í) Gurgaddi (Installation) Day of United Nations Day (UN)
Milad Al Nabi/Prophet Muhammad’s Guru Granth Sahib Ji (Sikh) Independence Day – Zambia
(pbuh) birthday (Muslim)
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 National Day – Austria Universal Children’s Day (Australia)
National Day –
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
National Day – Czech Republic National Bandanna Day
Teacher’s Day (Australia)
National Day – Turkey
National Mosque Open Day* Grandparents Day
Hallowe’en
World Cities Day (UN)
National Day – Turkmenistan
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November
Y8-Y11, Red Class Mixed Special Education Support Class – Bomaderry High School – Dharawal Country This month’s community language is Malayalam
The story of survival (2020 fire, rain and floods)
The animals scatter, looking for a safe place from the ravages of fire. Rain comes and floods the rivers. They are guided by the Wombat to find refuge
on Mount Cambewarra. This is a visual story recording history. It is modeled on Noah’s Ark and Aboriginal dreaming stories. Mountains, rivers,
animals and the elements have great significance in creation and survival.
Other events
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 November Anniversary of the Revolution Day – Algeria
Independence Day – Antigua and Barbuda
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
5 – 6 November Murwillumbah Show
7 November Newtown Festival, Newtown
8 – 14 November National Recycling Week
13 November Viva La Gong, Wollongong
All Saints’ Day (Christian) Melbourne Cup Day Independence Day – Dominica Diwali (Hindu) Guy Fawkes Day (UK) Kindness Day (Australia) 13 – 14 November Mullumbimby Show
Dehba ad Hanena (Mandaean) All Souls’ Day (Christian) National Day – Federated States of Bandi Shodh Divas 24 Nov – 24 Dec Darling Harbour Christmas, Darling Harbour
Micronesia (Sikh cultural festival)
National Day – Panama National Day – Tonga
25 November Statehood Day – Bosnia and Herzegovina
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Independence Day – Suriname
27 November Matsuri Festival (Japan), Tumbalong Park
International Day for Tolerance (UNESCO)
World Freedom Day World Science Day for Peace and Remembrance/Armistice Day (1918) Years 5 & 6 Multicultural World Kindness Day World Diabetes Day (UN) 16 November In 1996, the UN General Assembly invited
Independence Day – Cambodia Development (UNESCO) National Day – Angola Perspectives Public Speaking
its members to observe this day each year.
Competition Final*
This day affirms that tolerance is neither
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
indulgence nor indifference. It is respect
and appreciation of the rich variety of our
world’s cultures. Tolerance recognises the
universal human rights and fundamental
International Day for Tolerance International Students Day World Philosophy Day (UN) Birth Anniversary of Universal Children’s Day (UN) World Television Day (UN) freedoms of others.
(UN) Proclamation of Guru Nanak Dev Ji (Sikh)
Independence Day – Latvia International Men’s Day
National Day – Oman National Day – Monaco Milestones
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
8 November First Indigenous High Court Case 1934
16 November Australian Government apology to the
Forgotten Australians and Former Child
Migrants 2009
Independence Day – Lebanon Thanksgiving Day – Norfolk Island International Day for the Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (Bahá’í) Advent Sunday (Christian) 30 November First performance of
Martyrdom of Elimination of Violence National Day – Albania
Guru Teg Bahadur Ji (Sikh) Against Women (UN) National Day – Mauritania Advance Australia Fair 1878
Thanksgiving Day – USA
29 30
Chanukah/Festival of Lights
(Jewish)
National Day – Barbados
St Andrew’s Day – Scotland
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December
Robert Wood – Year 5 – Dalgety Public School – Ngarigo Country This month’s community language is Hungarian
Together we are Resilient
As students of Dalgety school and Dalgety community, we are stronger when we are there for each other, even in the toughest of times, like bushfires, december
drought, floods and COVID 19. We care for each other, support each other, hang out together and offer aid to others no matter what their background,
race or religion.
Other events
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 December World AIDS Day
hétfö kedd szerda csütörtö péntek szombat vasárnap 2 December International Day for the Abolition of
1 2 3 4 5
Slavery (UN)
3 – 5 December National Cherry Festival, Young
5 December Ocean Care Day
International Volunteer Day (UN)
First day of summer National Day – International Day of People with King Bhumipol’s birthday World Soil Day (UN)
National Day – Lao People’s Democratic Republic Disabilities (UN) anniversary, National Day and 17 – 20 December Rozhiyen Khodan / Fasting (Yezidi)
Central African Republic National Day – United Arab Father’s Day – Thailand
18 December International Migrants Day (UN)
National Day – Romania Emirates St Nicholas’ Eve – Netherlands
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Arabic Language Day (UN)
31 December New Year’s Eve celebrations
Milestones
St Nicholas’ Day Bodhi Day (Buddhist) Human Rights Day (UN) International Mountain Day (UN)
10 December Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Independence Day – Finland National Day – Burkina Faso Jamhuri Day – Kenya
adopted by the United Nations General
Assembly 1948
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
21 December Australia is named 1817
Abu-al-hires (Mandaean) National Day – Bahrain Term 4 ends National Day – Niger
Independence Day – Kazakhstan National Day – Bhutan National Day – Qatar
20
International Human Solidarity
Day (UN)
Eeda Rozhia / Feast Day (Yezidi)
21 22 23 24 25 26 Summer Solstice Christmas Eve (Christian)
National Day – Libya
Christmas Day (Christian)
Boxing Day
Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
begins
27 28 29 30 31
Christmas Day Public Holiday Boxing Day Public Holiday Batizmi (Yezidi) New Year’s Eve
Hogmanay (Scotland)
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