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Afghan United Association of SA, an active member of the Australian
Hazara Federation in South Australia took part in Australia day parade in
Adelaide on 26 January 2013.

Hundreds of community groups from different cultural
background attended to the parade and marched from Victoria SQ to Elder Park. Each
group did their best to show off their custom, music and art.

Thousands of people, including his Excellency the governor
of South Australia, lieutenant governor of SA and chairman of Multicultural SA,
Minister for cultural affair of SA and many other MPs and VIPs sat alongside the
parade distance to watch different groups marching to celebrate Australia Day.

Vast majority of the Afghani community group dressed
according to their custom in Afghanistan; in particular the ladies and girls
who were dressed with their pure Hazaragi custom.

At the end of the Australia day march, three groups elected
winners for best music, custom and art. The Scotland group won award for best
music, chines group awarded for art and being creative and the Afghan
community group won award for best custom. The award for best custom was
granted to design, colure, broidery and needlework of Hazaragi women dress.

Thanks to Mr Nader Nader for his creation of a beautiful statue
of a camel to remark the significant contributions of Afghan cameleers to
Australian society.

 

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