Easter Show 2010

The Easter Show is Australia’s largest annual event, an iconic showcase of Australian culture, heritage and excellence. It combines innovation, heritage, education and entertainment. It is from 1st to 14th April in 2010. Every year The Sydney Royal Easter Show attracts around 900,000 visitors in Olympic Park.

This is A4 Landscape Show Map PDF (855kb). You can get it in information desk in Easter Show. It is very helpful.

We got there by train on 14th Apr and cost $77 for four people. (Two adult: $66, one kid: $11, and another under four years old: free)

There are lots of shows. But we just caught one in Main Arena. We saw Toyota V6 Hilux Heroes, Yamaha Freestyle Motox and Robosaurus Spectacular from 12:05.

Robosaurus
The metal munching, fire breathing car-niverous monster is back in action.

Standing 12 metres tall, and tipping the scales at 27,000 kilos, Robosaurus lifts cars to the height of a five-storey building, roasts them with a jet of flaming breath and rips them to pieces with crushing claws and stainless steel teeth.

My son loved a ride on the prancing horses of the Carousel. It cost $5.

We bought four showbag for the kids. They were Ben 10 $22, Pirates of the Caribbean $20, Total girl magazine $15 and Nova Diy showbag $18.

We had Yai Thai for lunch in Riverina Avenue, N7. Three meal cost $10 each.

It cost us totally $187. What a lovely day!

Please see answer below:

police is on New England Av, O18.

Animal Walk start at the corner Channel9 Grand Parade and Orana Parade, finish near Hawkesbury St and Channel 9 Grand Parade.

We can see Tenielle, Jamila Loane and Sabrina at the Graze Theatre.

We can see TAWFA Fashion Parades in Fashion & Style Pavilion H14, 2 hours each. Please see timetable below,
Date Time
1, 6-9, 12-14 April 12.30pm, 2.30pm, 4.30pm, 6.00pm
2-5, 10-11 April 11.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm, 4.30pm, 6.00pm

And also there is Alpaca Fashion Parades in Alpaca (Munro) Pavilion
Day Date Time
Friday 2 - April 1.30pm and 4pm
Saturday 3 - April 1.30pm and 4pm
Sunday 4 - April 12.00 noon, 1.30pm and 3.30pm
Monday 5 - April 12.00 noon, 1.30pm and 3.30pm

There are Jewellany, Potteny, Giftwane in the craft corner.

There are lots of activities for the kids, ABC On the Road, Meet the Team from Londine, ABC Kids Meet and Greets, ABC Kids concert...

Harmony Day

Harmony Day is an annual event held across Australia on 21 March, coinciding with the United Nations international Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

Harmony Day is a day to celebrate a commitment to harmony and mutual respect in a culturally diverse nation. The event's major objectives are focused on reducing racial prejudice and intolerance in Australia. The Diverse Australia Program is the Australian Government initiative, administered by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), that deals with cultural, racial and religious intolerance by promoting respect, fairness and a sense of belonging for everyone.

The event is symbolised by the orange Awareness Ribbon, worn or displayed by those associating with the day's ideals and morals.

St. Patrick's Day

When is St. Patrick's Day? It’s on 17 Mat 2010.

What color do you wear on St. Patrick's Day? We wear green colour on the date.

Do you wear a special color or special clothes at festivals in your country? Yes. We wear red in Chinese New Year.

How do you celebrate St. Patrick's Day?

There are lots of events. It's a great tradition.

What drink is popular on St. Patrick's Day?
Green Dublin Apple Cocktails

What do you know about St. Patrick's Day?
It's a great tradition in Ireland.

What stories are associated with this Day?

What countries celebrate St. Patrick's Day?
It is a public holiday on the island of Ireland, including Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, as well as in Newfoundland and Labrador and in Montserrat. It is also widely celebrated by the Irish diaspora, especially in places such as Great Britain, Canada, the United States, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and Montserrat, among others.

If you had to go to a St. Patrick's Day celebration what would you wear?
I should wear a shamrock on my clothing.

Have you ever been to a Saint Patrick's Day parade?
No, I haven’t.

Is there a Saint Patrick's Day parade in your city or country?
No, there isn’t.

What is the name of the delicious black Irish beer with a white creamy head?
Guinness.

What is an Irish coffee?

Irish coffee is a treat often served around St. Patrick's Day. It's perfect for the holiday, since the weather is usually still cold in March. Make one of these Irish coffees after your St. Patrick's Day dinner party or as a nightcap.

What do you know about Ireland?

What Irish songs do you know?

What Irish singers do you know? Is there any living in your country?

What are the colors of the Irish flag?

Please see the picture above.

What musical instrument is on the Irish flag?

Harp

What is a shamrock?
Please see the picture above.

What is a leprechaun?

It is a type of fairy in Irish folklore, usually taking the form of an old man.

What did Saint Patrick do in Ireland?
He was kidnapped by Irish raiders and taken captive to Ireland as a slave when he was sixteen years old. When he was back to Roman Britain he was going to be a priest. In 432, he went to Ireland again and help people to learn Bible included using the shamrock to explain the Christian doctrine to the Trinity to the Irish people.

What symbol did Saint Patrick use to explain Christianity? Why?
He used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pre-Christian Irish people.

When was Saint Patrick alive?
He was alive from 387 to 461.

When did St. Patrick die?
He died on 17 Mar 461.

Excursion to Hawthorne Park

What a wonderful day! We had an excursion for international day for woman last Thursday.

I was a bit later to get MRC but luckily it was still on time. Everyone was waiting for beginning. A lady Deborah from Rockale Council reminded us of something else warning and some information before we left. It's the time about set out.

We caught a big bus and then met an aboriginal elder Max in Hawthorne Park, when we got there . He was very serious person and very friendly. Firstly he put on his head band, and then lighted the moss. After that he explained to us what the meaning was. He told us the smoking ceremony was a part of welcoming us to country. Later he complained us to come Australia didn't get the permission from Aboriginal. We came Australia such as a person was in some one's backyard but he was not got permission from the owner. I feel so sorry for it but we couldn't change at all. Luckily he had already forgiven us.

After a while Max took us to bush walk with him. It's so fun. We saw and learned lots of things. We saw couples of big and strange spider and beautiful gum-tree. And also I knew there are male trees and female trees for gum-tree. We saw grandmother tree which was more than 100 years old. What a lovely sight!

We went to a place latterly where we met a 'green' person Anthony with his animals. I called him green person because he wear a green hat, green shirt, green shorts and green bags. Firstly we saw a tiny basket made of branch. He wanted us to guess what it is inside. Wow!! It's a lovely animal possum with a ring tail. She was so cute. And then he showed four more animals to us. They were a green tree frog, a blue tongue lizard, a fox bat and a bird with tawny frog mouth. But unfortunately I forgot his name just remembered the bird liked to pretend its part of the tree branch.

We went back to MRC in lunch time. We ate lots of delicious food and didn't have any time to take photos.

What's an amazing day!!