What are the interesting festivals in Australia?

Every country has festivals, and China has Children's Day, National Day and so on. So what festivals are there in Australia? As far as I know, some festivals in Australia are quite grotesque and interesting. International students can participate when they have time. Next, let's take a look at some interesting festivals in Australia with me.

One: Mumba Festival

Moomba Festival is Labor Day in Victoria, Melbourne. Mumba is an Australian dialect, which means "Let's get together and have fun together". So the slogan of Mumba Festival is "Let's get together!" . Mumba Festival originated in 1957 (Melbourne 1956, one year after the Olympic Games). The first Tuesday in March is Mumba Festival every year. This is one of the biggest and oldest carnivals in Australia.

On the day of the festival, the carnival basically starts around 10 in the morning! Then there is a whole day of activities waiting for you. Floating floats and various performances are everywhere in the city streets, among which the most popular is the scene of overseas Chinese performing dragon and lion dances. Looking at the Dragon Dance Team, will the friends feel the enthusiasm from their hometown?

There are many performance carnivals along the Yala River, and there will be activities such as water skiing and dragon boat rowing on the Yala River. There will be a spectacular and beautiful fireworks show in the evening, which will be unforgettable.

Two: Sydney Gay Carnival

The annual Sydney Gay Carnival is a carnival widely loved by comrades all over the world. It attracts more than 20,000 gay friends from home and abroad every year. The first Saturday in March is parade day every year. Comrades and friends from all over the world dressed in costumes, held high all kinds of explicit slogans and gathered together to celebrate, communicate and March. This festival aims to increase people's understanding and knowledge of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Call on everyone to pay attention to and protect these vulnerable groups, and hope that everyone can gain people's understanding and respect through this festival celebration. Besides gay friends, are you rotten women ready to move?

Three: ANZ Memorial Day

1965438+April 25, 2005, during the First World War. Australian and New Zealand soldiers joined forces from the eastern Mediterranean to Gallipoli Peninsula (Gallipoli Peninsula, the peninsula at the southern tip of the European part of Turkey). They attacked the Ottoman Empire (now called the Turkish army), which was a friendly army with the German army in the First World War. All the soldiers are young and energetic volunteers. They are also called ANZACs. The war lasted eight months from April 19 15 to February 12. About135,000 soldiers of the two armies died and thousands of soldiers were disabled. Neither side won the battle.

Since 19 15, April 25th has been designated as ANZAC Day by Australia, New Zealand, France, Turkey, Britain and Canada to commemorate the heroic spirit of the soldiers who died for their country in this tragic battle.

On April 25th every year, flag-raising ceremonies and parades are held all over Australia, which is a national festival. From the dawn mourning ceremony held before dawn, thousands of China people, men, women and children, gathered in front of the National Memorial Hall and the Memorial to the fallen soldiers, holding candles and offering flowers to pay tribute to the soldiers who died in the Rest.

It is worth mentioning that along with the ANZ Legion Festival, there is also a unique ANZ Legion Festival food-ANZ Legion Cake. This is a very popular food in Australia. Cookies were originally made by the wives of Australian and New Zealand soldiers for their husbands before going out to war. It is not easy to prepare for a long March for them. In addition to the sweet taste, the deep love hidden behind and the brave spirit of sacrificing for the country are the most touching.

Four: Melbourne Cup Carnival

The first Tuesday of June 165438+ 10 is Australia's grand festival-Melbourne Cup Carnival. On the opening day, the Melbourne government made an exception and gave citizens a day off to celebrate the festival. Horse racing is a sport that Australians are very keen on. However, it is more noteworthy that on the day of the Melbourne Cup horse race, there are fragrant clothes and temples everywhere in the racecourse. Men wear traditional competition clothes or formal suits, while women dress up to attend.

Because the "cup" of Melbourne Cup in English means not only trophies, but also hats. So it is not only a fierce horse racing festival for men, but also a hat festival for women. Beautiful women want to dominate the horse racing festival, and a beautiful hat is the key to this day. As soon as they get up, the girls in Melbourne carefully choose their clothes and make up with the excitement and tension of "only once a year". Finally, take the prepared novel hat to attend the horse racing festival. Silk flower, lace, vines, mesh, fruit, bird hair, as long as you can think of beautiful elements, can be used to decorate the hat. It's a feast of visual enjoyment. Girls who love to dress up must not miss it!

Five: Royal Melbourne Show

The Royal Melbourne Show was originally an agricultural cultural activity, which started at 1848 and was held at Melbourne Show every year. It is said that it was originally used to display Australian native products and hold animal competitions. But now it has become a carnival that makes the whole city crazy!

Traditional activities such as agricultural culture, animals, art, handicrafts, cooking and entertainment programs already exist. At that time, farmers from all over the world will gather here to celebrate the agricultural harvest and participate in competitive competitions with their animals and livestock (including cows, goats, sheep, horses and alpacas). Competitive competitions include shearing competition, alpaca competition, equestrian performance, dog performance and so on!

But what attracts us most are all kinds of large-scale performance carnivals and various entertainment projects, such as ferris wheel, roller coaster, whitewater rafting and so on. In addition, there are some colorful and interesting activities unique to Australia. For the little friends who love to eat, food and wine are needless to say. Such a big activity can make you eat and play one day without getting tired.

Six: Melbourne Zombie Festival

1 1 8th of every year is Melbourne's annual Zombie Festival. On this day, a realistic version of "Breaking Dead" will be staged on the streets of Melbourne! Friends who like to find excitement should pay attention! The zombie parade is as grand as Halloween. Zombie parades usually start at 2pm on June 8th. 165438+, the zombie brigade will start from the National Treasury Garden and March all the way to the terminal Alexandra Garden. This kind of parade attracts many passers-by every year. If you want to join the zombie group, meet in the Treasure Garden at night 1!

Besides these festivals, there are many interesting, strange and worthwhile festivals in Australia. After reading it, do the friends feel that their horizons are still a little less? Have the opportunity to go out and see and experience interesting festivals in various countries.