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| Buddha and monks parade |
Event: Buddhist Birth Day Festival
Date: 28, 29 April
Venue: South Bank, Parkland
Organiser: Chung Tien Temple and BLIAQ (Buddha's Light International Association)
TOP members helped to promote calligraphy and Chinese painting in the Buddhist Birth Day Festival, celebrating its 20th anniversary in Parkland, South Bank .
First time parade in the Festival, attracting big crowd
On the 28 April, Students from around Brisbane came to have a big taste of Chinese cultural, namely calligraphy, painting, tea ceremony and food.
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| High school students |
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| Sam explaining |
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| So glad to have Mrs chow giving a hand |
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| It's quiet on Friday, with mostly student visitors, but quite different on Saturday with huge crowd lingering |
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| Ice-cream break |
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| Lovely Indian puffs and pies |
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| Surprise to come across dance buddy in food stall |
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| Wee Kun showed how to do the strokes |
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| Another TOP volunteer who helped but not wanted to be recognized |
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| Natalia (Denim top) from Auckland showed a keen interest in calligraphy. It's her second last day in Brisbane, with 2 amicable daughters |
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| Mr Wang watching over interested students from Hong Kong |
Mr Yu was very enthusiastic coordinator
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Old friends catching up in the tea ceremony
Promoting cultural elements in the next generation
It was a wonderful time to share the beauty of our culture with the local people. It would be most desirable that the essence of our culture could bring peace and harmony among the friendly community of Australia.
See you next year
