An eclectix mix of cultures were on display at Maitland’s inaugural community Harmony Day at Walka Water Works this month.
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More than 50 people, representing Estonian, Pakistani, Pilipino, Tamil, Fijian, Welsh, Jewish Christian and Muslim cultures, took part in the event.
In the lead-up to the event, organiser Valli Meyyappan told Fairfax Media the Harmony Day picnic would run as a more casual and communal version of Maitland City Council’s Riverlights Multicultural Festival.
“This was a wonderful event where we were able to welcome people from different communities,” Ms Meyyappan said.
This was a wonderful event where we were able to welcome people from different communities
- Valli Meyyappan
“With the warm weather and all these people it’s just been a perfect day”.
Harmony Day celebrates cultural diversity and coincides with the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in late March.
Organisers are pushing for a larger event in 2018 and will hold a series of picnics over the coming year, with the first on Sunday 24 September to welcome new arrivals to the local community.