Moomba (also known as the Moomba Festival) is held annually in Melbourne, Australia. Run by the City of Melbourne, it is Australia's largest free community festival. This Melburnian tradition is celebrated over four days, incorporating the Labour Day long weekend, from Friday to the second Monday in March.
Moomba is culturally important to Melbourne, having been celebrated since 1955, and regularly attracts up to a million people, with a record attendance of 3.8 million (2.3 million tourists) set in 2018. In 2003, the event was renamed Melbourne Moomba Waterfest.
Traditional events include the Moomba parade, crowning of Moomba monarchs, fireworks displays, carnivals in the gardens along the river, river activities including watersports, water floats and the Birdman Rally, as well as live music and bands.
Labour Day is an annual holiday to celebrate the achievements of workers. Labour Day has its origins in the labour union movement, specifically the eight-hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest.
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Great mosaic! Our Labor Day is in September. Take care, have a great day and a happy week!
ReplyDeleteI did not know that's how we got the 8 hour work day. THat's a great fun fact! And I hear the parade got called off due to this night mare weather (I have friends with kids at Pitch. It's really a dreadfully strange weather prediction). Thanks for sharing with #Allseasons
ReplyDeleteI pretty much avoided the whole festival altogether due to heat
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