Celebration Celebrating Diwali: the Festival of Lights Celebrating Diwali - the "Festival of Lights" where we acknowledge that light does triumph over darkness, good over evil and knowledge of ignorance. The AnArt4Life blog sends best wishes to all our devoted subscribers and followers across the social media network. Photo: Hari Shankar/Unsplash
Aboriginal Art Naidoc Week This week here in Australia we will be celebrating Naidoc Week which celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Image credit: naidoc.org.au
Celebration The AnArt4Life Blog Turns 3.001 Today Continuing on from yesterday as we celebrate the AnArt4Life blog's 3rd birthday. Today you will see some of Julie's past posts and Anne will conclude the celebration. Thank you to all our subscribers who have made this day possible.
Blogger The AnArt4Life Blog Turns 3 Years Old Today It's the blog's 3rd birthday and we want to send a huge thank you to all our subscribers and followers because without you there would not be a blog. Art is all around us to discover, learn from and share. Thank you - Anne, Jane, Caroline, Julie.
Celebration The Melbourne Cup We are the only nation on Earth that stops for a horse race and that race is "The Melbourne Cup" which is run on the 1st Tuesday in Novemember. The first Melbourne Cup was run in 1861 and "Archer" won by a staggering 6 lengths. Image: Archer, with jockey J Cutts by Frederick Woodhouse Snr
Celebration The History of Halloween Most may know Halloween as a time to see children dressing up & eating sweets, however it has a deep seated origin which can be traced back 2000 years to the Celts in Ireland & Britain who celebrated their new year on November 1 & All Hallows Eve the night before. Image credit: mentalgloss.com
Birds Australian Bird Week: 19 October to 25 October 2020 Celebrating Australian Bird week with a special "up close viewing" of the Peregrine Falcon Family from 367 Collins Street Melbourne. And a special thank you to Dr Victor Hurley who was hauled 150 metres up the side of a building to install a new nest. Also heralding the Aussie Backyard Bird Count.
Celebration Welcoming in Rosh Hashanah "L’shana tovah u’metukah" to all my Jewish family and friends. May you have a good and sweet new year. Image: "The Herald of Dawn" by Elena Kotliarker (villageyontif.com)
Reflection Various Perspectives on VP Day Today we recall the 75th anniversary of the end of the second world war in 1945, and the commitment to peace that survives to this day. Image: Wikipedia
Humour Wishing You - Happy World Emoiji Day from the AnArt4Life Blog Team Click off if you hate emoijis as TODAY IS WORLD EMOIJI DAY. This post is dedicated to everyone around the world who loves to communicate using tiny characters. Don't run- embrace and have a bit of fun.
Celebration Celebrating Caroline's Contribution to the AnArt4Life blog Today we celebrate the anniversary of Caroline joining the blog as a writer. We thank her for the wonderful contribution she has made to the AnArt4Life blog.
Celebration Vera Lynn: A National Treasure Today we remember Dame Vera Lynn, "the Forces Sweetheart" whose magical voice and messages of hope uplifted so many in the darkest days of World War 2 and beyond. Image: The Guardian
Travel Celebrating Our Art Blogger: Jane A special day as we celebrate that it is two years since blogwriter Jane joined the AnArt4Life blog. As a prodigious traveller Jane has brought to our art community images and impressions from around the world.
Celebration Mother's Day Today we celebrate Mothers all around the world and the invaluable influence they have on their children. Featuring the poem "Mother's Day" by Jan Beaumont and images of paintings by Frances Hodgkins.
Celebration 75th Anniversary of VE Day Today we recognise the significance of VE Day, on 8 May 1945, which saw the end of WWII in Europe - "Victory in Europe Day". We share photos and paintings from this time, plus a video of events on VE Day 1945. Photo: © IWM HU92607.
Celebration ANZAC DAY 2020 On 25th April every year Australia and our New Zealand cousins celebrate ANZAC DAY. On this day we remember, thank and pay respect to all the people who have fought in many ways to make our world a better place for everyone.
Celebration Orthodox Easter Sunday Celebrating Orthodox Christian Easter Sunday through the paintings of Russian artist Mikhail Germashev.
Celebration Games, fun and food over Easter! Enjoy the games played and the food eaten over Easter. Includes the Easter Egg hunt, Egg Rolling, Egg Dance & the Pace Egg plays. And the variety of special Easter food across the world is incredible from Greek Magiritsa soup to Simnel cake popular in the UK. Image: Bee Felten-Leidel/Unsplash
Celebration Sending you some Virtual Eggs for Easter! Exploring the history of decorated eggs in different cultures including marzipan eggs, chocolate eggs, artificial eggs, especially the,Faberge eggs. Also a video demonstrating modern day ostrich egg carving. Image: Psanki: PolishAmericanCentre
Celebration Sinterklaas December 6th is the feast day of Saint Nicholas the patron saint of children. In Holland the celebrations take place on the night of the 5th – we call it Sinterklaas. Credit:dw.com
Celebration Buddy Bears United Buddy Bears, an international art exhibition with the following motto: We have to get to know each other better. it makes us understand one another better, trust each other more, and live together more peacefully. (buddy-baer.com)
