Harmony Day

Harmony Day is celebrated on 21 March each year. Harmony Day celebrates the cohesive and inclusive nature of our nation and promotes the benefits of cultural diversity.

We celebrated Harmony day in our school--St. George College on 24 March. On that day all of the students from AMEP gethered in one hall. All the students were given the badges and stickers for Harmony day. We were a little bit later, so it was almost full when we entered the hall. At the back of the hall, there were some table which were already fully placed with plates of food--which were brought by the students from different countries. They looked so delicious.

At the beginning, we had 4 student representives to give us a speech how they were feeling and what had they experienced since they came to Australia. They all very happy to live in Australia now and they were very satisfied at what they had got, and they all do their best for a better life. Yes, the representives told the feelings of all the new migrants.

Next came the entertainment. First a Chinese young man was to sing a very popular Chinese song---Olive Tree. The song tells a person roamed far away, searching for his dreamland--the rivers, the birds and also the olive trees. We Chinese students could strongly feel the song.

Then some students from other countries sang us sings too. they all got big applause form our audience.

Since time limits, we had to stop the entertainment soom. Then we had food and drinds that placed on the tables.

This was really a fantastic day, all the students from different countries became so closer to each other, as if we were in one big family.