CELEBRATIONS AND FESTIVALS FOR SCHOOLS AND CHILDREN A celebratory guide, based on curriculum, for teachers and parents for the enhancement of the equality and meaning of the annual cycle of life. Celebrations have been enjoyed by humankind for eons. Stories of festivals of the past place many of our own in context. For example, how […]
BOOK: Celebrations and Festivals
Celebrations and Festivals: Christmas, December 25th
DECEMBER 25 Christmas Day Click! My editor turned on his Big Mac as I sauntered in. Graphics of floating holly appeared on the screen. “I want a different kind of article for our Big Christmas Edition” he said as he nibbled on his mouse – computer that is. “But I’m an investigative journalist!” I protested; […]
Celebrations and Festivals: Summer Solstice
DECEMBER 21 Summer Solstice <This is June 20 in the Western Hemisphere> With the first flash of sunlight on December 21 on the face of Mount Warning in northern NSW, the most easterly region of the continent, Australia will celebrate again the triumph of the light – the longest day of the year. The Summer […]
Celebrations and Festivals: White Ribbon Day, November 25th
NOVEMBER 25 White Ribbon Day How civilized we are as a society to put aside a special day in the year to recognize the plight of women in regard to domestic and other violence. Each November 25 men of all ages and outlooks are encouraged to make a personal commitment to not only refrain from […]
Celebrations and Festivals: Armistice Day, November 11, Australia
NOVEMBER 11 Armistice Day I have always been fascinated by the date of Armistice Day, the 11th day of the 11th month. Even the moment of silences observed by millions around the world is significant, 11 am. As well as the pleasing symmetry, it is also my youngest grandson, Mason’s birthday. His brother was born […]
Celebrations and Festivals: Halloween, October 31st
OCTOBER 31 Halloween For some Australians, too much American culture is never enough: until we infect our children with the disease of Halloween. that is. This is a story of light and dark, the lights in the so-called hallowed, hollowed pumpkins of that anachronistic Northern Hemisphere festival, Halloween – and its dark spawn. The corruption […]