The Festivity Files

Welcome to Special guest, Richard Campbell as we learn all about he Karijini Experience in the Karijini National Park, WAhttps://www.karijiniexperience.com/Loretta Egan -painterhttps://www.facebook.com/Yamitji/Brenton McKenna https://www.brentonmckenna.com/Music - Whispers of Ancient Earth, thanks to Shock Tune

Special Guest - Darryl O'Leary, vice president and founder of the Chinchilla Melon FestivalFind of the activities for the festival below. 13-16 FEB 2025 https://www.melonfestival.com.au/Learn more about the Farm Angels https://farmangels.org.au/about-us/ABC video about the Chinchilla Melon Festival including Melon Skiing https://youtu.be/1gbSLry2CMg?si=JBbxDKDg4Wb_JOMS

Happy 2025! We are celebrating Chinese New Year with Special guest, Mark Wang, CEO of the Museum of Chinese Australian History https://www.chinesemuseum.com.au/ Tang Yuan Recipe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdamdUyeT9Q Thanks to Chris Haigh for the music

Welcome to Wendy Green and Jane Payne from the Original Christmas Decorating Australia group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/443293972479865 Find the best Christmas lights in Australia https://www.christmaslightsearch.com.au/australia/ All kinds of family friendly Christmas events in Melbourne https://mumslittleexplorers.com/christmas-in-melbourne-families-kids/ Thanks to Loren Marie for todays Music. And remember if you have any traditions or celebrations to share please email [email protected] festivityfiles.com

Who doesn't love a moustache? Especially when it's raising awareness for men's health!! Special Guest, Freo, talks to us about why he's collaborating with Movember and the upcoming Creating Change Art Exhibition, Nook Gallery, Mornington 29 NOV 2024 Here's the link to Freo's "Mo Space" aka fundraising page https://au.movember.com/mospace/15177187 And check out filmmaker, Luke Adams, diver under an iceberg to promote men's health. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNW61wrBwGo Thanks to Porter Productions for their song "Do you like my Moustache?"

Join our special guest Janna Hilbrink to hear about the Dutch celebration of Sinterklaas. More info on Pepernoten vs Kruidnoten ~ https://cakieshq.com/difference-between-pepernoten-peppernuts-and-kruidnoten-spice-nuts/ Sinterklaas Festivities in Melbourne ~ https://dutchclubmelbourne.au/

Learn all about Remembrance Day in Australia. Big Thank you to our Special Guest Eamon Hale~Vice President of the Hawthorn RSL. https://www.hawthornrsl.com/ Find more info about Remembrance Day services around Australia https://www.rslaustralia.org/ The Last Post played by Sergeant Codie Lynn Williams of Dallas on a Bugle in G.  

Learn about Diwali~ The Festival of Lights. Big Thank You to Pankaj and Navneet for sharing your knowledge and culture with me! And thanks to PremiumBeat for the music "Diwali" by Tom Deis Head to the website for more information about Diwali festivityfiles.com

Special Guest Wesley Quintal Big THANK YOU to Norfolk Island Tourism https://www.norfolkisland.com.au/ Music clip "Come Ye Blessed" - Anthem of Norfolk Island creative attribution license from DN Anthems

Today we are learning about Mexico's Day of the Dead and how it is celebrated in Australia. Muchas Gracias to Lex Avila for being my wonderful guest today. You can see Lex perform with the Mexbourne Dance Company and you DEFINITELY want to hear her sing! https://www.facebook.com/MexbourneAU Join the MexVic Association this year, 2 NOV 24 at 3pm for the Catrina Walk through the streets of Melbourne ending with a celebration at Fed Square https://www.facebook.com/MexVicAssociation There's loads more information on the website in the blog section! festivityfiles.com Thanks to Tom Deis for his version of "La Llorona". Licensed from Premium Beats

Welcome Andrea Beattie - The expert on all things Halloween in Australia hallozween.com.au For more details on Spooky Stuff we talk about during the show... Make-A-Wish Australia's Hallowish https://fundraise.makeawish.org.au/event/hallowish/home Spooky Pines https://www.puregoldpineapples.com.au/spooky-pines/ Anna Skeleton www.instagram.com/annaskeleton_halloween/ Australian Halloween King www.australianhalloweenking.com Please share any traditions or celebrations you love! festivityfiles.com Thanks for the Music! "Circus of Freaks" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Introducing the Festivity Files- a new podcast about traditions and cultural celebrations that take place in Australia Thanks for the inspiration Brian Earl! Don't forget to check out his podcast https://christmaspastpodcast.com/ Music Credit "Adventures in Adventureland" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/