The Culture of Australian

Australia has a cultural diversity that is different because of the people who settled in Australia comes from various different countries. So there are many nations and cultures in the  Australia. althought different origins, they live in peace between the one and the other. There is a tolerance of different cultures and nations. Australian law protects people from racial discrimination. Policies to be tolerant and to protect different cultures is called multiculturalism. The Australian government is trying to maintain the cultural diversity of the country through a policy of multiculturalism. Taken together, this diversity through the government seeks to foster unity through the English language and similarities in the political system, law, and education. Children who grew up in Australia has a lot of similarities in culture.

And of the diversity of Australia is dominated by the United States, so the culture of this country is attached to British culture. In view of how to eat, dress, and even exercise they do tend to like the English. .

  But this time, Australia also expressed its identity with Aboriginal cultural heritage, cultural blend of dynamic, innovative ideas and art that is growing rapidly Branch Office. So in addition to the English culture of Australia also has aboriginal culture (culture is rich and eternal), one trust for all Aboriginal people are 'Dreamtime' (dream time) or 'Dreaming'. Dreaming is central to the life, culture and art of Aboriginal people because it determines the concept of trust, and relationship with all the characteristics of the world. Therefore, according to the aboriginal art can be used as a means of communication and maintaining unity with dreaming. 

  As an example of the aboriginal culture that is still thriving today is a type of art such as the art of painting, the art of dance, and music ..

Painting aboriginal people have a concept of their value because they use many differences with contemporary painting. They still use natural materials to available more and more and more Aboriginal art influenced modern techniques. For example, acrylic paint and paper no longer use the bark for painting. 

Aboriginal people consider music and dance as something important in their daily lives. Music and dance is associated with Aboriginal ancestors, ,environmental, stars, birds and plants. Music and dance is no fixed purpose in the life of an Aboriginal: to bring rain, cure style, winning the war and others.

They split the music and dance into three kinds of Aboriginal music and dance. The first included the sacred rites and secrets. The songs and dances for the ceremony is not for entertainment, but, for guidance only. A ceremony usually commemorate ancestors or totems and specifically for men. Also there is a special ceremony of women, but there is not much information about it, because once the ceremony secret. 

The type of music and dance that both are semi-sacred, and there are many examples of this kind. Usually the songs, music and dance made ​​for the ceremony to adulthood for young men, marriage and so on. The music is played by men, while women dance. 

The type of music and dance that the third is 'non-sacred', which is only for entertainment. The songs and dances can be played by anyone, anywhere, and anytime. This type of music and dance spread widely disseminated among the tribes. Sometimes there are tribes who use foreign languages ​​to play songs that spread to her! A well-known kinds of ceremonies of this kind is 'corroboree' real night to dance and traditional music. All men (adults and children) dancing for hours while the women and girls singing. 

When you hear the word aboriginal is also very attached to the word boomerang, ie tools or hunting weapons made ​​of wood. Boomerang has a privilege, which if thrown, the boomerang will slide back to the thrower. In addition to backfire, also known as the Aboriginal musical instrument called the didgeridoo. A wind instrument made ​​of wood length (can be more than 1 meter in length), in the inflatable at the end of it that is smaller than its lower end, and will issue a distinctive sound.