The second Hobart Language Day is coming!

Hobart Folks are encouraged to celebrate their language and cultural diversity with different activities taking place on Saturday 23rd April 2016, 11 am-1 pm in Mather’s House, Bathurst St, Hobart in the second Hobart Language Day.

Today, in Tasmania we speak over 129 different languages that Hobart Language Day wants to celebrate joining together to share the mother tongues, traditional dresses, live music, nursery rhymes, calligraphy, books and more.

“When I saw all the linguistic richness in the city, I thought we have to celebrate it anyway , it was the origine of the Hobart Language Day last year”, said Sonia Parra, creator and coordinater of the celebration.

“This year we will have information, activities, video, podcats about the 400th anniversary of the death of Cervantes and Shakespeare”, said Ms Parra.

“We will put together languages and literature in various languages and books in general. All of this will occur in the middle of the World Book Day and English and Spanish Language Day celebrations around the world”, said Ms Parra.

“Hobart Language Day is about celebrate languages spoken in Hobart and cultural diversity that show our strong sense of community”, said Ms Parra.

The Hobart Language Day is an opportunity for everybody who speaks some language, to come and share their interest, value and taste for books and languages.

The language day has support from the Hobart Council, Tasmanian Goverment and Multicultural Council of Tasmania and it’s a free and family event.
Sonia Parra/Matthew Bishop