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Celebrations and commemorations Flashcards

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1
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When is Australia Day?

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26th Jan

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When is Anzac day?

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25th April

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When is Harmony day?

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21st March

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When is Sorry day and reconcilliation week?

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26th May

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When is the king / queens birthday?

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June (except in WA)

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What is special about Australia Day?

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In 1788 First fleet arrived in Sydney Cove

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What is special about Anzac day?

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Remember all those who served in the war and as peace keepers

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What is special about Harmony day?

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To celebrate all the different people and cultures that makeup Australia

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What is special about Sorry day and reconcilliation week?

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Remember aboriginal and TSS children who were taken away from their homes

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What is special about King / Queens birthday?

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We are part of the commonweath of nations

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What do we do to celebrate Harmony Day

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wear orange

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Why do we wear orange?

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orange represents communication and freedom

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What is an interesting fact about harmony day?

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Festivals, BBQs, morning teas, concerts, art displays and story times. Anything that celebrates diversity

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What are some similarities with how people celebrate around the world?

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  1. activites
  2. colour
  3. dressing up
  4. symbols
  5. togetherness
  6. remembering
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When is christmas?

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25th Dec

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Who celebrates Christmas?

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Christians

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Why do they celebrate christmas?

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Believe its the birth of Jesus

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18
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When is May day?

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1st May

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19
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Who celebrates May day?

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Europeans

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Why do the eurpoeans celebrate May Day

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It is the beginning of Spring

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21
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When is Ramadan?

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9th month in the islamic calendar (lunar calendar)

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Who celebrates Ramadan

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Muslims

23
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Why do they celerate ramadan?

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Celebrates the first reading of the koran

24
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When is Diwall

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Firs month of the hindi calendar

25
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Who celebrates Diwall?

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Hindus

26
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Why do the Hindus celebrate Diwall?

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Festival of lights (celebrate the coming of Rama-chandra)

27
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When is Hannukah?

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Nov / Dec for 8 days

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29
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Who celebrates Hannukah?

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Jews

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Why do the Jews celebrate hannukah?

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Festival of lights (redemption of temple in Jerusalem).
Miracle victory

31
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When is the moon festival?

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Autumn (also known as the mid-autumn festival)

32
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Who celebrates the moon festival?

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Chinese

33
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Why do the chinese celebrate the moon festival?

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To celebrate the harvest

34
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When is Chinese New Year?

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Jan / Feb (based on chinese lunar calendar)

35
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Who celebrates chinese new year

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chinese

36
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Why do the chinese celebrate chinese new year?

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honours deities and ancestors

37
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When is easter?

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march/april (after the first full moon)

38
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Who celebrates easter?

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christians

39
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Why do the christians celebrate easter?

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Jesus dying on the cross and resurrection

40
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What happenes in eastwood every year?

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They celebrate the granny smith festival

41
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What was eastwood like 100 years ago?

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Eastwood wass farm land and covered in apple orchards.
The people who lived there were mainly farmers from Australia and England.

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What is eastwood like now?

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It is a busy city suburb full of shops and buildings.
There are no farms
It has many different culture and community groups

43
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What is the granny smith festival?

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Remembers eastwoods history and also celebrates what it looks like now

44
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Why is it called the Granny smith festival?

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The first granny smith apple was grown in eastwood in 1968 by an english lady called Maria Smith

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46
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Why do people immigrate to other countries?

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  1. Get an education or a job
  2. to provide a better life for their family
  3. To move closer to friends or family
  4. to escape war or political persecution
  5. To find a new safe home after a natural disaster or famine
47
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What is a immigrant?

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An immigrant is someone who chooses to move from one country to another permanently

48
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What is a migrant?

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Someone who chooses to move from one country to another for a short amount of time usually for work

49
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What is a refugee?

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Someone who has no choice but to move to another country either temporarly or permanently

50
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What is a hermit?

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Someone who chooses not to live as part of a community

51
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What are the good points of being a hermit?

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  1. peaceful lifestyle
  2. Less arguments
  3. no bullying
  4. live how you want
  5. make decisions on your own
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What are the bad things about being a hermit?

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  1. Get lonely or bored
  2. No sense of belonging
  3. no friendships
  4. less help and support
  5. not able to share ideas or information
  6. cant learn from others

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