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UnityinDiversityCalendar for Cultural Diversity 2018

Milestones

1 January Federation of Australia formed 19019 January Final convict transportation to Australia (Western Australia) 1868

16 January First group of free settlers arrived Port Jackson 179322 January Australia signed the United Nations Convention on Refugees 1954

26 January Nationality and Citizens Act created status of ‘Australian Citizen’ 1948

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday e hënë e martë e mërkurë e enjte e premte e shtunë e diel

Other events

31 Dec – 31 Jan Manning River Summer Festival1 January Liberation Day – Cuba

Independence Day – Haiti National Day – Sudan2 – 4 January Mahayana New Year* (Buddhist)7 – 28 January Sydney Festival19 – 28 January Country Music Festival, Tamworth26 January Australia Day celebrations26 January Survival Day

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New Year’s Day Ganjitsu (Japan)

Martin Luther King Day – USA

Vasant Panshami* (Hindu)Independence Day – Ukraine

Term 1 begins (Eastern Division)

National Day – Nauru

Independence Day – Myanmar

Robert Burns Day – Scotland

Twelfth Night (Christian)Guru Gobind Singh’s birthday (Sikh)

Australia Day

January This month’s community language is Albanian

janarYear 2 Art Club – Oakhill Drive Public School

Unity is StrengthStudents explored the quote by Mattie Stepanek, to consider how they could produce individual artwork which could be combined to create a masterpiece. They used watercolour paints to paint and trace their hands, adding personal symbols to show their diversity. In the resulting artwork, each hand is unique but collectively they have created a beautiful strong peacock.

*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.

Christmas Day (Armenian Orthodox Christian)

Three Kings Day (Christian)

Maghi* (Sikh)

International Holocaust Remembrance Day (UN)

Christmas Day (Orthodox Christian)

Orthodox New Year (Christian)

World Religion Day

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Term 1 begins (Western Division)

World Cancer Day (UN)Independence Day – Sri Lanka

National Day – Iran

Independence Day – Republic of the Gambia

National Day – Kuwait

St.Vartan’s Day* (Armenian Christian)

Nirvana Day (Buddhist)National Day – Serbia

National Day – Saint Lucia

Independence Day – Grenada

Ash Wednesday – Lent begins (Christian)Maha Shivaratri* (Hindu)

St Valentine’s Day

International Mother Language Day (UN)

Waitangi Day - New Zealand

Shrove Tuesday-Pancake Day (Christian)World Radio Day (UN)

World Day of Social Justice (UN)

Independence Day – Dominican Republic

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday திஙகள ெவவாய புதன வியாழன வெளளி சனி ஞாயிற

Other events

1 – 7 February World Interfaith Harmony Week (UN) 9 – 11 February Glen Innes Show 16 February Lunar New Year celebrations Losar – Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan Xin Nian – China Solnal – Korea Tết – Vietnam 16 – 18 February National Multicultural Festival, Canberra 16 February – 4 March Sydney Chinese New Year Festival17 – 18 February Greek Festival of Sydney, Darling Harbour

17 – 18 February Vietnamese New Year celebrations* (Tết) Fairfield

Milestones

7 February Colony of New South Wales 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 opened 1793

Canterbury Bankstown Lunar New Year Festival

Banjo Paterson’s birthdayDiscovery Day – Lord Howe Island

(1788)Independence Day – Kosovo

Independence Day – Estonia

Diya Maninathan – Year 3 – Excelsior Public School

Hot Dog!!“I drew dogs waiting to eat cultural food because 2018 is the year of the Dog.”

This month’s community language is Tamil

பிபரவரிFebruary

World Wetlands Day Groundhog Day – USA

St Maroun’s Feast Day (Maronite Christian)

Lunar New Year – Year of the Dog/Dingo Independence Day – Lithuania

National Day – Brunei DarussalamNational Day – Guyana

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March Other events

2 – 4 March Cobargo Folk Festival4 March Thirlmere Festival of Steam9 – 11 March Minerama, Glen Innes16 – 20 March Parwonaya (Mandaean)21 March International Day of Nowruz (UN) Naw-Ruz (New Year Baha’i) World Forestry Day (UN) World Poetry Day (UN) Independence Day – Namibia21 – 27 March Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination (UN)23 March – 3 April Sydney Royal Easter Show29 March – 2 April National Folk Festival, Canberra30 March – 8 April National Youth Week 31 March – 1 April Blessing of the Fleet, Ulladulla Harbour31 March – 1 April Maclean Highland Gathering

Harmony Day

21 March Harmony Day is an initiative of Australia’s Commonwealth Government and a recognition of the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Harmony Day is a celebration of Australian multiculturalism and it is promoted by wearing orange.

Milestones

25 March Indigenous ex-servicemen granted voting rights 1949

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This month’s community language is UrduGrace Charoensri and Natnisha Bonnice – Year 5 – Ashfield Public School

By The River“The river symbolises connectedness because everything depends on water. The candles represent the warmth of the community spirit. The meaning behind no faces in the artwork is so you can see yourself in it.”

First day of autumnPurim/ Festival of Lots (Jewish)

St David’s Day – Wales

International Women’s Day (UN)United Nations Day for Women’s Rights

and International Peace (UN)

Selective high school placement testIdes of March

World Water Day (UN)

Maundy Thursday (Christian)

Canberra DayCommonwealth Day

National Day – Mauritius

St Joseph’s Feast Day (Maronite)

Ramanavami* (Hindu)Independence Day – Bangladesh

Yuan Xiao/ Lantern Festival (China)World Day of Prayer

(Ecumenical Christian)Holla Mohalla (Sikh)

World Meteorological Day (UN)National Day – Pakistan

Good Friday (Christian) First day of Passover (Jewish)

Clean Up Australia Day

Hindu New Year* (Hindu)

Neighbour DayPalm Sunday (Christian)

Independence Day – Greece

Pi Day (Mathematics) New Year’s Day (Sikh)

Autumn equinox Harmony Day

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UN)

Foundation Day – Norfolk Island Independence Day – Ghana

International Day of Happiness (UN)French Language Day (UN)Independence Day – Tunisia

Holi* (Hindu) World Wildlife Day (UN)National Day – Bulgaria

St Patrick’s Day – Ireland

World Tuberculosis Day (UN)

Magha Puja Day (Buddhist)Easter Saturday (Christian)

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Other events

4 – 15 April NSW Seniors’ Festival – Let’s do more together7 April Bundanoon is Brigadoon8 April Sydney Children’s Festival, First Fleet Park, The Rocks9 April – 7 May Australian Heritage Festival: My culture, my story13 – 15 April New Year festivals Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand20 – 22 April Global Youth Service Day30 April – 2 May Theravada New Year* (Buddhist)30 April – 6 May Sydney Writers’ Festival

Milestones

3 April UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People endorsed by Australia 2009

25 April The ANZACs landed at Gallipoli 191529 April Captain Cook landed at Botany Bay 1770

This month’s community language is Samoan

Apelila

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Aso Gafua Aso Lua Aso Lulu Aso Tofi Aso Faraile Aso To’ona’i Aso Sā

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April

Quingming/ Tomb Sweeping Festival (China)

International Day of Human Space Flight (UN)

Independence Day – Israel

Union Day – Tanzania

International Children’s Book DayWorld Health Day (UN)

Israa and Mi’raj/ Night Journey* (Muslim)

Baisakhi /Vaisakhi (Sikh)

First day of Ridvan (Baha’i)

Good Friday (Orthodox Christian)International Day of Sport for

Development and Peace (UN)

Term 1 endsInternational Turban Day (Sikh)

Chinese Language Day (UN)

King’s birthday – Netherlands Independence Day – Sierra Leone

Freedom Day – South AfricaNational Day – Togo

Independence Day – Senegal

World Heritage Day (UN)National Day – Zimbabwe

ANZAC DayInternational Guide Dog Day

Independence Day – Syria

Term 2 begins International Jazz Day (UN)

Easter Monday

Queen’s birthday – Denmark

English Language Day (UN)Spanish Language Day (UN)

St George’s Day – England Children’s Day – Turkey

Daylight saving time endsEaster Sunday (Christian)

April Fools’ Day

Easter Sunday (Orthodox Christian)Hana Matsuri (Buddhist – Japan)

International Mother Earth Day (UN)

Visakha Puja/Buddha Day* (Buddhist)

Maryam Mahmood Ahmed and Melek Sag – Year 8 – Cecil Hills High School

Turkish TilesThese Turkish tile designs celebrate the beauty and intricate traditions of the Turkish culture. Traditionally, these Turkish designs would have been used to decorate Mosques and homes. These different designs all come together, just like Australia has done with our many cultures.

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Milestones

17 July UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with a Disability ratified by Australia 2008

This month’s community language is Wiradjuri

Ngurumbi

Other events

1 – 7 July NAIDOC Week14 July International Brick and Rolling Pin Throwing Contest, Stroud25 – 26 July Dehwa Sheshyan (Mandaean)28 July Bankstown Bites festival 30 31 1

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International Day of Friendship (UN)Throne Day – Morocco

Independence Day – Vanuatu

Salvation Army Founder’s Day (Christian)

Independence Day – South Sudan

Term 3 beginsNational Day – Egypt

National Day – Belarus

Martyrdom of the Báb (Baha’i)Independence Day – Bahamas

National Day – Cape VerdeLiberation Day – RwandaNational Day – Venezuela

National Day – Kiribati

Kanshuzahly (Mandaean)

National Day – LiberiaNational Day – Maldives

Term 2 ends Dalai Lama’s birthday

National Day – Comoros National Day – Malawi

National Day – Montenegro

National Day – Colombia

National Tree Day for schools

National Day – Solomon Islands

Bastille Day – FranceRepublic Day – Iraq

National Day – Belgium

Independence Day – Peru

International Tartan Day National Day – BurundiCanada Day – Canada

Republic Day – Somalia

St Charbel’s Feast* (Maronite)World Youth Skills Day (UN)

National Tree Day

JulyMya Hill, Luca Eliot, Bella Giovannone, Mia Bolland, Orabella Cornelius, Ciara Bartels, Marli Prado, Mischa Sedelaar, Grace McDonald, Oliver Salmon, Jamie Lowe, Ava Dorter, Jordan Nzigamasabo – Stage Three Art Enrichment Students – Cammeray Public School

Kariong – Our Meeting Place“Our school has been working closely with local Aboriginal elders to assist us in renaming our playgrounds. This art depicts our meeting place; it invites all to a common ground. It acknowledges the past and shows the importance of unity.”

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday The Wiradjuri people do not name the days of the week, instead acknowledging cycles of the sun, the moon and the stars. Yiradhu is daytime, Malaa is night.

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Independence Day – USA

World Population Day (UN) Independence Day – Mongolia

Nelson Mandela International Day (UN)

Wiradjuri

Ngurumbi is one of the six seasons, the cold season when the Wiradjuri traditionally pulled their possum skin cloaks close around them, showing the patterns etched into the hide with hot sticks. This is the time of cold rains and snow on the mountains. The rivers are low in water level but they are rising. During Murruwa the west wind comes. It is the hardest time to obtain food, so animals that are hibernating underground are dug out. People move camp away from the cold and frost of the river. The Southern Cross is high in the sky. The Wiradjuri do not name the days of the week, instead acknowledging cycles of the sun, the moon and the stars. Yiradhu is daytime, Malaa is night.

Contributing student artists from China, Vietnam, Japan, Nepal, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, South Korea, Bhutan, Lebanon, Turkey, Greece, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Senegal, Tanzania, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh – Marrickville Intensive English Centre

Diversity: Patterns from around the worldMarrickville Intensive English Centre is an environment that welcomes and respects people from all backgrounds and countries. Students have been investigating patterns in artwork from around the world to foster understanding and acceptance of different countries, cultures and values. The artwork is a celebration of cultural diversity with 110 students from 23 countries and over 25 different languages all working together to create one artwork.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday ორშაბათი სამშაბათი ოთხშაბათი ხუთშაბათი პარასკევი შაბათი კვირა

Other events

1 May World Asthma Day National Day - Marshall Islands3 – 6 May Australian Celtic Festival: Year of Brittany, Galicia & Asturias, Glen Innes6 – 12 May Motor Neurone Disease Week14 – 20 May Food Allergy Week 14 – 20 May National Volunteer Week17 May International Day Against Homophobia 19 – 26 May Blacktown City Festival Week20 May Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon, Sydney National Day – Cameroon Restoration of Independence – Timor-Leste24 May Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea, Cancer Council25 May – 16 June Vivid Sydney – Light, Music and Ideas26 May Blacktown Streets Alive Festival and Parade Day26 – 27 May Red Shield Doorknock Appeal (The Salvation Army Australia) 26 May – 2 June National Reconciliation Week26 May – 8 July Guringai Festival (Northern Sydney region)

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Term 2 begins May Day

International Labour Day

World Red Crescent Day World Red Cross Day

National Assessment Program Years 3, 5, 7 & 9

(Language Conventions; Writing)International Day of Families (UN)

Buddha’s birthday*International Day for

Biological Diversity (UN)Unification Day – Yemen

UN Day of Vesak – United NationsAscension of Bahá’u’lláh (Baha’i)

International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers (UN)

Europe Day – European Union

National Assessment Program Years 3, 5, 7 & 9 (Reading) Ramadan begins* (Muslim)

Milestones

6 May The Commonwealth Migration Act 1958 was amended, effectively dismantling the White Australia Policy 1966

22 May Convict transportation to NSW ended 1840

Official announcement of the discovery of gold in NSW 1851

27 May The 1967 referendum removed discrimination against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

May

National Day – Paraguay

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (UN)

National Day – Azerbaijan, Ethiopia, Nepal

World Press Freedom Day (UN)National Day – Poland

Ascension Day (Christian)World Lupus Day

National Assessment Program Years 3, 5, 7 & 9 (Numeracy)

Constitution Day – Norway

Public Education Day Declaration of the Báb (Baha’i)

Independence Day – Eritrea

World No Tobacco Day (UN)

Mother’s Day

Pentecost/Whitsunday (Christian)Shavuot/ Feast of Weeks (Jewish)

Dehwa Daymaneh (Mandaean)

This month’s community language is Georgian

მაისი

Kodomo no Hi/ Children’s Day (Japan and Korea)

International Nurses Day

National Sorry DayNational Day – Georgia

International Firefighters’ Day

Stewart House Day

International Museum Day

Africa Day – African UnionNational Day – Argentina

Independence Day – Jordan

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*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.

Other events

2 – 3 June A Taste of Manly; Food and Wine Festival, Manly 6 – 17 June Sydney Film Festival9 – 11 June Scarecrow Festival, Milton17 – 23 June National Refugee Week: ‘With courage let us all combine’26 June International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (UN) International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (UN)

Milestones

3 June Mabo Native Title High Court Decision 1992 11 June Commonwealth of Australia Racial Discrimination Act 1975

26 June Australia joined the United Nations 1945

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June

World Blood Donor Day (UN)

Winter solstice

First day of winterGlobal Day of Parents (UN)

Independence Day – Samoa

World Oceans Day (UN)Bounty Day – Norfolk Island

Eid Al Fitr* (Muslim)

Red Nose Day

Republic Day – Italy

Guru Arjan’s Martyrdom (Sikh)International Day of the African Child

International Olympic Day National Day – Luxembourg

Independence Day – Democratic Republic of Congo

Portugal Day – Portugal

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (UN)

National Day – Iceland

Russian Language Day (UN)National Day – Sweden

World Refugee Day (UN)

Independence Day – Djibouti

World Environment Day (UN)Constitution Day – Denmark

World Day Against Child Labour (UN)Independence Day – Philippines

National Day – Russian Federation

National Day – Madagascar

International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression (UN)

Queen’s birthday holiday (NSW)Laylatul Al Qadr/ Night of Destiny*

(Muslim)

Tuen Ng/ Dragon Boat Festival (China) National Day – Seychelles

National Day – Croatia Independence Day – Mozambique

National Day – Slovenia


This month’s community language is AssyrianStage 3 artists – Years 5 and 6 – Beaumont Road Public School

Bugs, Bugs, Bugs “Creepies, crawlies clustering in the bush together. Mother Earth’s gourmet delicacies for birds. A delicatessen of flavours! In our artwork all are individuals, yet together they represent the harmony that is achieved when differences are accepted, celebrated and brought together as one – unity in diversity.”

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Milestones

1 August First sitting of the New South Wales Legislative Council 1843

1 August Snowy Mountains Authority established 194911 August New South Wales constituted a Crown Colony 1824

17 August First NSW welfare institution, the Female Orphan School, opened 1801

27 August NSW Women’s Franchise Act 1902

Other events

1 August National Day – Benin Foundation Day – Switzerland 6 – 10 August Education Week – Public Schools NSW11 – 19 August National Science Week12 August Sun-Herald City to Surf13 – 19 August Early Childhood Intervention Awareness Week 19 – 24 August Children’s Book Week25 Aug – 1 September Legacy Week

2019 Calendar for Cultural Diversity

10 August Deadline for submitting student artwork for the 2019 Calendar for Cultural Diversity on the theme: ‘Every child’ to: [email protected]

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Hiroshima Day (Japan)National Day – Bolivia

National Day – Jamaica

International Left-Handers Day

Foundation Day – Hungary

National Day – Republic of Moldova

National Day – Cote d’Ivôire International Day of the World’s Indigenous People (UN)

National Day – Singapore

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

(UN)

Opportunity Class (OC) placement testHorses’ birthday

Wattle Day – NSW

Independence Day – IndiaNational Day – Liechtenstein

National Day – Republic of Congo

Eid Al Adha* (Muslim)

Raksha Bandhan* (Hindu)Meals on Wheels Day

International Day against Nuclear Tests (UN)

Jeans for Genes Day

Student artwork due for 2019 Calendar for Cultural Diversity

National Day – Ecuador

National Day – GabonIndependence Day – Indonesia

Daffodil Day National Day – Ukraine

National Day – Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Trinidad and Tobago

National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day

Constitution Day – Cook Islands

National Day – Chad

Vietnam Veterans’ Day – Battle of Long Tan

International Lighthouse Day

Independence Day – Uruguay

International Youth Day (UN)

World Humanitarian Day (UN)Independence Day – Afghanistan

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AugustAll Stage 3 Students – Chullora Public School

Talk Share Laugh Learn Work Play“This is our local area where we share a sense of unity in our culturally diverse community. We interact with each other at meeting places such as the market place and our school where we talk, share, laugh, learn, work, play and take care of our families and each other.”


This month’s community language is Hindi


Milestones

16 September Television in Australia launched 1956

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Isniin Talaado Arbaco Khamiis Jimco Sabti Axad

Other events

1 – 7 September National Asthma Week1 – 10 September History Week (NSW) 2 – 8 September National Child Protection Week 3 – 7 September National Blood Donor Week3 – 9 September National Literacy and Numeracy Week*3 – 9 September National Landcare Week9 September Festival of the Winds, Bondi9 – 15 September National Sea Week 15 – 16 September Clean up the World Weekend 15 – 23 September NSW Bike Week 15 Sep – 14 Oct Floriade, Canberra16 September Canterbury Bankstown Children’s Festival18 Sept – 1 Oct Tulip Time Festival, Bowral 29 Sept – 7 Oct Leura Gardens Festival29 Sept – 1 Oct Gilgandra Coo-ee Festival29 Sept – 1 Oct Manly Jazz Festival

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September

First day of springNational Wattle Day

Constitution Day – Slovak RepublicNational Day – Uzbekistan

International Literacy Day (UN)World First Aid Day

Independence Day – Republic of Macedonia

International Day of Democracy (UN)Independence Day – Costa Rica,

El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua

Spring equinoxIndependence Day – Mali

Boorowa Running of the SheepWorld Heart Day

Legacy Badge DayThreatened Species Day

Independence Day – Brazil

International Day of Peace (UN)National Day – Armenia

National Day – BelizeIndependence Day – Malta

Term 3 ends Save the Koala Day Confucius’ birthday

National Day – Swaziland

R U OK? DayGanesh Chathurthi* (Hindu)

World Maritime Day (UN)World Tourism Day (UN)

Indigenous Literacy DayInternational Day of Charity (UN)

Yom Kippur (Jewish)Independence Day – Saint Kitts and Nevis

Hijra/ Islamic New Year* (Muslim)

National Day – Chile

Australian National Flag DayKrishna Jayanti* (Hindu)

National Foundation Day – San Marino

Rosh Hashanah/ New Year (Jewish)

Australian Citizenship Day

Zhong Qiu Jie/ Mid-Autumn Festival (China)

Succot/Feast of Tabernacles (Jewish) Independence Day – Guinea-Bissau

Father’s Day National Day – Vietnam

National Bilby DayNational Day – Democratic People’s

Republic of Korea (North Korea) National Day – Tajikistan

International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer (UN)

Independence Day – MexicoIndependence Day – Papua New Guinea

National Day – Saudi Arabia

National Police Remembrance Day National Day – Botswana

This month’s community language is Somali

Sebteembar

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Kristina Knezevic – Year 8 – Cecil Hills High School

Adventurous Dingo“I have collaged newspaper clippings from different languages and maps. It is in the shape of a Dingo which is an iconic animal of Australia. My artwork represents the rich culture we all share however, unified by our country.”


Milestones

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

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday rāhine rātū rāapa rāpare rāmere rāhoroi rātapu

Holly Rigby and Selasi Awagah – Year 2 – Newcastle East Public School

Streets AwayWhen we live together on one street, our closest neighbours are the newest friends we are yet to meet. We can all be ‘united in diversity’.

Other events

1 October International Day of Older Persons (UN) World Habitat Day (UN)4 – 10 October World Space Week (UN)7 – 20 October Citrus Sculptures Display, Griffith9 – 17 October Navaratri* (Hindu) 12 – 15 October Griffith Festival of Gardens 14 – 20 October Anti-Poverty Week17 – 20 October North Coast Agricultural Show 19 Oct – 4 Nov Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi Beach20 October Ryde Granny Smith Festival20 – 28 October Children’s Week: A Caring World Shares21 October Marrickville Festival21 – 27 October National Water Week21 – 27 October YWCA Week Without Violence24 – 30 October World Disarmament Week24 Oct – 4 Nov Jacaranda Festival, Grafton27 October National Mosque Open Day

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October

Daylight saving time begins

Grandparents DayNational Day – Czech Republic

International Day for Disaster Reduction (UN)

Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth (Sikh)

National Day – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

National Day – Turkmenistan

Walk to Work DayWorld Teachers’ Day (UN)

Independence Day – Equatorial GuineaNational Day – Spain

Dasara* (Hindu)National Day – Niue

Teachers’ Day (Australia) National Bandanna Day

National Day – Austria

World Animal DayIndependence Day – Lesotho

World Sight Day

HSC written examinations commence Ead Fel (Mandaean)

Unity Day – GermanyNational Fondation Day – Republic of

Korea (South Korea)

World Mental Health Day (UN)National Day – Fiji

National Day – Republic of China (Taiwan)

Ride to Work Day Chung Yeung Festival (China)

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (UN)

United Nations DayIndependence Day – Zambia

World Cities Day (UN)Hallowe’en

International Day of Non-Violence (UN)Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday

Norfolk Island Show DayWorld Post Day (UN)

Independence Day – Uganda

World Food Day (UN)

Labour Day (NSW)Independence Day – Guinea, Tuvalu

National Day – China, Cyprus, Nigeria, Palau

Thanksgiving Day – Canada

Term 4 begins International White Cane Day

International School Libraries Day

National Day – Turkey

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This month’s community language is Māori

Whiringa a nuku


Milestones

8 November First Indigenous High Court Case 1934

16 November Australian Government apology to the Forgotten

Australians and Former Child Migrants 2009

30 November First performance of Advance Australia Fair 1878

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Thứ Hai Thứ Ba Thứ Tὐ Thứ Nặm Thứ Sau Thứ Bảy Chὐ Nhật

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Independence Day – DominicaNational Day – Federated States of

MicronesiaNational Day – Panama

Birth of Bahá’u’lláh (Baha’i)World Science Day for Peace and

Development (UN)

International Students Day

Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom (Sikh)

Diwali* (Hindu)Bandi Chhorh Divas (Sikh)

World Diabetes Day (UN)

Prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh)* birthday (Muslim)

World Television Day (UN)

National Day – Albania National Day – Mauritania

All Saints’ Day (Christian)Anniversary Day – Algeria

National Day – Antigua and Barbuda

Independence Day – LebanonThanksgiving Day – USA

Thanksgiving Day – Norfolk Island

All Souls’ Day (Christian)

The Birth of the Báb (Baha’i)World Freedom Day

Independence Day – CambodiaConstitution Day – Nepal

International Day of Tolerance (UN)World Philosophy Day (UN)

Independence Day – Kazakhstan

Guru Nanak Dev Sahib’s birthday (Sikh)

National Day – Barbados St Andrew’s Day – Scotland

Guy Fawkes’ Day (UK)

International Men’s DayNational Day – Monaco

Melbourne Cup Day Kindness Day (Australia)

World Kindness Day

Universal Children’s Day (UN)

Dehwa Honina (Mandaean)National Day – Tonga

Remembrance/Armistice Day (1918)National Day – Angola

Independence Day – LatviaNational Day – Oman

Statehood Day – Bosnia and Herzegovina

Independence Day – Suriname

Other events

2 November Year 3/4 Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition Final 2 – 11 November Festival of Fisher’s Ghost, Campbelltown10 November Viva La Gong, Wollongong11 November Newtown Festival12 – 18 November National Recycling Week16 November Year 5/6 Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition Final* 18 November Scottish Games, Castle Hill Showgrounds24 Nov – 24 Dec Darling Harbour Christmas25 November International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (UN)

This month’s community language is Vietnamese

thángmườimộtNovemberMaddison Welsh (K), Kayden Welsh, Naveah Hennessey and Kelinu Attard (Year 2), Brant Carr and Jamie Karkoe (Year 5) – Ashfield Public School Nula (Here, There, Everywhere)Nula (Here, There, Everywhere) derives its name from the Dharug language of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation – the land on which Ashfield Public School lies. It is an illuminated sculptural installation based on the forms of wild native potatoes and yams which constituted part of the traditional diet of the Indigenous people.This piece celebrates the theme of ‘Unity in Diversity’ and was inspired by the need to acknowledge the subtleties in culture, language and beliefs attributed to the diverse clans and nations which form the rich and complex mosaic of the Aboriginal and Indigenous population in Australia.

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday lunedi martedi mercoledi giovedi venerdi sabato domenica

Milestones

21 December Australia is named 1817

Other events

1 December Polish Christmas Festival, Tumbalong Park1 – 2 December Cherry Festival, Young2 December Ocean Care Day International Day for the Abolition of Slavery (UN)26 December Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race begins31 December New Year’s Eve celebrations

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New Year’s Eve Hogmanay (Scotland)

Chanukah/ Festival of Lights (Jewish)International Day of People with a

DisAbility (UN)

Human Rights Day (UN)

Ashoriya – Abu AL Haris (Mandaean)National Day – Bhutan

Christmas Eve (Christian) National Day – Libya

International Mountain Day (UN)National Day – Burkina Faso

International Migrants Day (UN)Arabic Language Day (UN)

National Day – NigerNational Day – Qatar

Christmas Day (Christian)

International Volunteer Day (UN)World Soil Day (UN)

The King’s birthday anniversary – Thailand

Jamhuri Day – Kenya

Boxing Day

St Nicholas’ DayIndependence Day – Finland

International Human Solidarity Day (UN)

First day of summerWorld AIDS Day (UN)

National Day – Central African RepublicNational Day – Romania

Bodhi Day* (Buddhist)

Summer solstice

Advent Sunday (Christian)National Day – Lao PDR

National Day – United Arab Emirates

National Day – Bahrain

Emperor’s birthday – Japan

Unityin Diversity


December Jordan Seumanutafa, Angelina Tran, Youy Nov, Lily Yu, Rosalind Bui, Tiffany Pao, Selina Ho, Siddhar Jeyachandran, Isabella Yan, Kitty Li, Kevin Huynh, Tommy Phan, Catharine Lam Ung, Susanne Le, Michelle Huynh, Helen Vo, Eva Chen, Phuong Nguyen, Selena Vu, Alan Nguyen, Henry Pham, Agnes Boahen, Ricky Chau. Years 2 – 6 – Canley Vale Public School

Vase of the Vastly Vivid “Our artwork ‘Vase of the Vastly Vivid’ showcases the power of ‘unity’ when individual flowers are joined together to form a unique flower bouquet. Each flower artwork has been completed by individual students to represent a specific culture. We wanted to demonstrate ‘unity within the world’ by incorporating the ‘diversity’ of flowers.”

This month’s community language is Italian

dicembreDecember


Term 4 ends

Cover Artwork

Students K-6 – Bellingen Public SchoolNgaarlu – water (blue toned weaving)Wajaarr – land (green toned weaving) Maayal-guunu – animals (brown toned weaving) Ngayan – sun (red/yellow toned weaving)

Students from K – 6 collaboratively created the weavings to celebrate NAIDOC week 2017.

The weavings represent the Gumbaynggir people’s connection with water, land, animals, sun and language.

Languages for 2018

Each year twelve different languages are chosen to reflect the cultural and linguistic diversity of New South Wales. The languages used in the 2018 calendar are Albanian, Assyrian, Georgian, Hindi, Italian, Māori, Samoan, Somali, Tamil, Urdu, Vietnamese and Wiradjuri.

January

Albanian (shqip) is an Indo-European language which forms its own branch in the Indo-European language family and has no close relatives. It is spoken by about 7.6 million people, mainly in Albania and Kosovo, and also in parts of Italy, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia. There are two main dialects of Albanian: Tosk (Toskësisht) and Gheg/Geg (Gegnisht). The dividing line between them is the Shkumbin river. Tosk is the official language of Albania, and one of the official languages of Kosovo and Macedonia, and is spoken in southern Albania, Turkey, Greece and Italy. Gheg is spoken in northern Albania, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia and Bulgaria. Albanian has been written with various alphabets since the 15th century. The Latin alphabet for Albanian was standardised in 1909, and a unified literary version of Albanian, based on the Tosk dialect, was established in 1972.

There are about 250 students from Albanian speaking backgrounds in NSW government schools.

February

Tamil (தமிழ), is a Dravidian language spoken by around 52 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka, and also in Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Canada, the USA, UK and Australia. It is the first language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, and is spoken by a significant minority of people (2 million) in north-eastern Sri Lanka. The earliest known inscriptions in Tamil date back to 2,200 BCE. Tamil literature emerged in around 300 BCE, and the language used from then until 700 CE is known as Old Tamil. From 700 -1600 CE the language is known as Middle Tamil, and since 1600 the language has been known as Modern Tamil.

The modern Tamil script was created during the 7th century based on the Grantha script, a descendent of Brahmi. Over time the script changed and was simplified in the 19th and 20th centuries.

There are about 4,700 students from Tamil speaking backgrounds in NSW government schools.

March

Urdu (ودرا) is an Indo-Aryan language with about 104 million speakers, including those who speak it as a second language. It is the national language of Pakistan and is an official language in five Indian states. It is closely related to and mutually intelligible with Hindi, although much Urdu vocabulary comes from Persian and Arabic, while Hindi contains more vocabulary from Sanskrit. Urdu is also spoken in Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Botswana, Fiji, Germany, Guyana, India, Malawi, Mauritius, Nepal, Norway, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand, the UAE, the UK and Zambia. Urdu has been written horizontally from right to left with a version of the Perso-Arabic script since the 12th century.

There are more than 5,000 students from Urdu speaking backgrounds in NSW government schools.

April

Samoan (Gagana fa’a Sāmoa) is a Polynesian language spoken mainly in Western Samoa and American Samoa by about 420,000 people. There are also speakers of Samoan in Fiji, Tonga, Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia and the USA. Samoan is closely related to the other languages of Polynesia, particularly to Tongan. Samoan was a spoken language only, until the early to mid-1800s when Christian missionaries began documenting the spoken language for religious texts and introduced writing using the Latin script. In 1834, an orthography of the language was distributed by the London Missionary Society.

There are about 8,400 students from Samoan speaking backgrounds in NSW government schools.

May

Georgian (ქართული) is a South Caucasian or Kartvelian language spoken by about 4.1 million people mainly in Georgia, but also in Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran.

The Georgian language first appeared in writing in about 430 CE in an inscription in a church in Palestine in an alphabet known as Asomtavruli. Two other alphabets have been used to write Georgian, Nushkhuri and Mkhedruli which was developed between the 11th and 13th centuries and is the alphabet currently used.

There is a small but significant number of students from Georgian speaking backgrounds in NSW government schools.

June

Assyrian/ Neo-Assyrian (is spoken by an estimated ( 220,000 people in parts of Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria, and among the Assyrian diaspora mainly in the USA and Europe. Assyrian is also known as Assyrian Neo-Aramaic. Assyrian / Neo-Assyrian is usually written in the madnhāyā version of the Syriac alphabet and is written from left to right in horizontal lines. The Syriac Latin alphabet, developed in the 1930s, has also become widespread mainly in the Assyrian diaspora for practical reasons and its convenience, especially in social media.

There are approximately 3,200 students from Assyrian speaking backgrounds in NSW government schools.

July

July’s language is Wiradjuri. Within NSW there are at least 70 Aboriginal language groups, each with their own distinct language. The Wiradjuri are one of the largest Aboriginal groups in Australia, both in population and area of country. Their land covers a vast area across the central west slopes and plains of NSW, from Nyngan to Albury, and Bathurst to Hay. The Wiradjuri lived along the Murrumbidgee, the Gulari (Lachlan river) and the Womboy (Macquarie River). Ngurumbi is one of the six seasons, the cold season when the Wirdajuri pulled their possum skin cloaks close around them, showing the patterns etched into the hide with hot sticks. This was the time of cold rains and snow on the mountains. The rivers are low in water but they are rising. Murruwa the west wind comes. It is the hardest time to obtain food, so time to dig out animals hibernating underground. People move camp away from the cold and frost of the river. The Southern Cross is high in the sky. The Wirdajuri did not name the days of the week, but worked in cycles of the sun, the moon and the stars. Yiradhu is daytime, Malaa is night.

The North West Wiradjuri Language and Culture Nest was launched in 2013 and has established strong links in communities in Dubbo, Narromine, Peak Hill, Trangie, Gilgandra, Wellington and Mudgee and government schools located within these communities. Over 2000 students from 34 schools in the area are involved in Wiradjuri language and culture programs.

August

Hindi (हिनदी) is an Indo-Aryan language with approximately 545 million speakers, 425 million of whom are native speakers. Hindi is written horizontally from left to right using the Devanāgarā alphabet which developed from the Brahmi script in the 11th century.Hindi and English are official languages of India. There are also significant numbers of Hindi speakers in South Africa, Mauritius, Fiji, Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago and Nepal. In Fiji Hindi is spoken by people of Indian origin as well as other groups.

There are almost 10,800 students from Hindi speaking backgrounds in NSW government schools.

September

Somali (af Soomaali) is a member of the East Cushtic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family. It has 10 -16 million native speakers and about half a million second language speakers mainly in Somalia, where it is an official language, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya. There are also significant numbers of Somali speakers in Europe, North America and Yemen.

The Somali language is written officially with the Latin alphabet. Wadaad Arabic, a traditional Somali adaptation of Arabic is also used.

There about 500 students from Somali speaking backgrounds in NSW government schools.

October

Māori (Te Reo Māori) is a Polynesian language spoken in New Zealand, or Aotearoa (‘The Land of the Long White Cloud’), and the Cook Islands by about 136,000 people. It was brought to New Zealand by Polynesian people, probably from Tahiti or thereabouts in about 800 CE, or possibly earlier. Māori is closely related to Tahitian.

There are approximately 2,200 students from New Zealand Māori-speaking backgrounds and approximately 1,200 students from Cook Islands Māori-speaking backgrounds in NSW government schools.

November

Vietnamese (tiêng viêt) is an Austroasiatic language spoken by about 82 million people mainly in Vietnam. There are also Vietnamese speakers in many countries including the USA, China, Cambodia, France, Australia, Laos and Canada. Vietnamese has been the official language of Vietnam since the country gained independence from France in 1954.

Vietnamese was originally written using a Siniform (Chinese-like) script until the 17th century until Roman Catholic missionaries introduced the Latin-based orthography, Quốc Ngữ(national language) used today. There are approximately 16,000 students from Vietnamese-speaking backgrounds in NSW government schools.

December

Italian (italiano) is a Romance language spoken by about 60 million people in Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, Malta and Eritrea. There are also Italian speakers in Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, Canada, the USA and the UK. There was no standard written or spoken Italian until the 14th century when the Tuscan (Florence) dialect was used in political and cultural circles throughout Italy, though Latin remained the literary language until the 16th century. Today the Tuscan dialect is known as Italian and is the official language of Italy. Each region of Italy also has its own dialect, some of which are so distinct from standard Italian that they are mutually unintelligible.

There are over 5,500 students from Italian speaking backgrounds in NSW government schools.

The major source for information regarding these languages is Omniglot writing systems and languages of the world http://www.omniglot.com/writing/languages.htm

Unityin Diversity


Liev Onley – Newcastle East Public School‘Fraser Island Dingo’ A pencil and watercolour sketch of an Australian Dingo to represent the 2018 Lunar Year of the Dog.

Cathy Ma – Year 11 – Sydney Girls High School‘First Step’ The acceptance and unity of diversity starts off as something as simple as enjoying the sight of an innocent dog frolicking at the beach, before gathering up the courage to take the first step into the water yourself.

The Calendar for Cultural Diversity promotes intercultural understanding, community harmony and social inclusion across NSW public schools. The calendar is distributed to every NSW government school. Schools are encouraged to use the calendar in their planning and to promote cultural inclusion in the learning environment.

United Nations (UN) Observances 2018

The United Nations supports the celebration of national and global events of social, political and religious significance. Furthermore, the system supports its member nations in working towards set goals and initiatives. In 2019 global leaders have agreed to support the following decades: • 2010 – 2020 United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification • 2011 – 2020 United Nations Decade on Biodiversity • 2011 – 2020 United Nations Decade of action for Road Safety • 2014 – 2024 United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All • 2015 – 2024 International Decade for People of African Descent

The Lunar Calendar and the Year of the Dog and the Dingo

The Lunar New Year 4716 is on 16 February 2018 and celebrates the beginning of Xin Nian, the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, Solnal, the Korean New Year, and Tết, the Vietnamese New Year. This date is based on the traditional Chinese Agricultural Calendar. The calendar is lunisolar (primarily lunar and partially solar) guided by the movement of the moon as well as the sun and commonly called the lunar calendar.

The Chinese lunar calendar is associated with the Chinese zodiac, which has 12 animal signs: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. Each animal represents a year in a 12 year cycle, beginning on Lunar New Year’s Day. There are many legends concerning the choice and order of the animals and their characteristics which are said to be imparted to people born in their year. This year is a Year of the Dog.

The Australian Chinese Zodiac was developed to promote understanding between Chinese and Australian cultures by the Chinese Precinct Chamber of Commerce in Australia. Animals from the traditional zodiac have been matched to native animals according to their perceived similar characteristics. This year the Dog is matched to the Dingo. For the complete Australian Chinese Zodiac visit http://www.australianchinesezodiac.com.au/

Dogs are considered to be the epitome of loyalty and companionship. They are also good at keeping secrets. 人类最忠诚可靠的朋友，并善于保守秘密。

When Dingos are domesticated, they establish relationships and demonstrate loyalty to humans. They are also quite reserved. 驯化了的澳洲野狗同样会与人类建立深厚关系。他们谨慎小心，十分可靠。

AcknowledgementsNSW Department of Education advisors from the Equity Team, Early Learning and Primary Education, Learning and Teaching Directorate coordinate the annual development of the calendar and related information.

The department acknowledges the work of students, teachers and schools in contributing a high standard of artwork for selection in this year’s calendar.

Many government departments, religious, community and ethno specific organisations, local authorities and community members have provided advice and information.

The poster attached to the calendar displays the word ‘Welcome’ in community languages. It is designed for display in the classroom and around the school to help promote an inclusive anti-racism ethos in the school community.

2019 Calendar contributions Schools are invited to submit student artwork celebrating cultural diversity for the 2019 calendar theme: Every Child by Friday 10 August 2018. 2019 is the year of the pig according to the Chinese zodiac.

Information regarding the submission of material is available via the Department of Education website https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/curriculum/multicultural-education/culture-and-diversity/calendar-for-cultural-diversity or email: [email protected]

Teaching and learning activities Information to support intercultural understanding and build knowledge about cultural diversity is available via the Department of Education website https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/curriculum/multicultural-education/culture-and-diversity/calendar-for-cultural-diversity.

For additional resources teachers may visit: • www.racismnoway.com.au • www.roads-to-refuge.com.au • www.culturalexchange.nsw.edu.au

NoteDates and events printed in the calendar are confirmed at the time of press.


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