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Multicultural Celebrations & Festivals

A month-by-month guide to celebrations through the year

Multicultural Celebrations & Festivals includes role play suggestions, traditional festival foods, party ideas and craft activities. The celebrations and festivals include: Australia Day; Chinese New Year; Waitangi Day; Holi; Easter; Ramadan; Sukkot; Diwali; and many more. It's an ideal companion to Faiths and their Festivals.

Ages: 5-9 | Pages: 54 | Code: TS0149 | ISBN: 9781921613913

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Karen Hart

Karen Hart is a trained drama teacher and writer with a wealth of experience of working in a diverse multi-faith community.

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Kay Margetts

Kay Margetts is an Honorary Principal Fellow and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education, The University of Melbourne. She has a strong background in early childhood development, learning and teaching both as a practitioner and as an academic. Her main areas of research are transition and adjustment to school, accompanied by a strong record of publications. Kay is regularly engaged in knowledge exchange activities with the education sector including teachers, educators and parents.

Contents

Introduction5
Supporting cultural understanding6
Aims, principles and practice6
Cultural celebrations and religions in the EYLF6
Enhancing your practice7
January Australia Day9
January/February Chinese New Year12
Vietnamese Têt Festival17
February Waitangi Day18
March Holi20
March/April Easter23
April ANZAC Day26
May Kodomo no Hi – Children’s Day in Japan28
June Ramadan31
June/July Ratha Yalma Festival34
July NAIDOC Week36
September/October Moon Festival38
Sukkot40
October Halloween43
November Guru Nanak’s birthday46
December Christmas48
Examples of religious and cultural celebrations in early childhood settings51

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