HARMONY DAY

Harmony day is the most important thing for human lives. If a citizen did not celebrate the harmony day, the person would not enjoy their whole life without happiness. Harmony Day events have been held by a wide range of community, sporting and cultural organisation. Harmony Day events are supported by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, which provides free promotional material. Events include sporting activities, food festivals, dance or music performances, or simply bringing people together to talk and share stories. The theme for 2012 is “Sport – play engage, inspire” in recognition of the positive role sport plays in uniting people from different backgrounds and cultures.

 

                                " EVERYONE BELONGS"

On Harmony day, orange colour cloths should be worn inside the office and other places.

 Traditionally, the colour orange is associated with social communication and stimulating two-way conversations. A warm and inviting colour, it motivates people to think and have a meaningful talk!

It also relates to the freedom of thoughts, ideas and encouraging people to develop mutual respect. The colour orange is taken as a symbol of a change in attitude from racism and discrimination to understanding, peace and harmony.

With all the attributes that colour orange signifies, people are encouraged to wear the colour orange to show their support for cultural diversity and inclusiveness on Harmony Day since it was first celebrated in Australia in 1999.

Orange colour shows the relationships with each others. 

 Moreover, harmony day has a good connection with other international days such as International Poetry day and United International Day. 

The International Poetry Day

World Poetry Day is celebrated on 21 March, and was declared by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in 1999, "with the aim of supporting linguistic diversity through poetic expression and increasing the opportunity for endangered languages to be heard".

The United International Day

The United International day shows the relationship among other nationalities. It teaches about how to respect people and give others freedom do talk.