Spirits of the Red Sand - Aboriginal cultural experience February 5, 2021
BEENLEIGH, QUEENSLAND – Today – Spirits of the Red Sand today announced it will host a unique Waitangi Day Celebration to welcome Māori ‘on country’ and to celebrate the significance of Waitangi Day with all the Kiwis in the region. The event kicks off with a formal greeting by the bloodline descendants of the land, a message stick challenge and an acceptance by Māori. All guests will then be invited through a smoking ceremony before cultural performances by both cultures.
“Sharing our culture is at the heart of what we do and it is our honour to be able to respectfully welcome Māori in our traditional way” Cultural Elder & Co-Founder, Eddie Ruska.
“As a proud Māori man these types of events embrace our goal to bring culture to life through its histories, peoples and stories, for it is through awareness and understanding that we build more tolerance and love for each other,” said Michael Tamaki, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Spirits of the Red Sand and Founder, Tamaki Māori Village, New Zealand. The format of the day starts with guests invited to gather around the hangi pit as it is prepared and laid. Over 30 market stalls and international food trucks will be displaying their local wares and from 9am the official Welcome to Country; Wero; Māori and Aboriginal performances, Australia’s Got Talent Chris Tamwoy, Victoria Tamaki and Eugene Kanoa are some of the entertainers at this free community cultural event.
To learn more about the day or register to attend this COVID safe event, click here to visit the facebook page.
About Spirits of the Red Sand
Voted No.1 Must Do Queensland Attraction, Spirits of the Red Sand shares 60,000 years of Aboriginal culture. Located in South East Queensland, halfway between Brisbane and Gold Coast, this is a multi-award-winning world-first in authentic Aboriginal storytelling experiences.
By Night – Meaningful and mesmerising, the Aboriginal live theatre and dinner experience takes you beyond Dreamtime to 1800s Australia when the British and Aboriginal ways of life collide. Told through an immersive, ‘roving theatre’ historical re-enactment including a 3-course dinner and dessert
By Day – ‘Welcome to Country Aboriginal Experience’ is an interactive tour with hands-on participation in boomerang painting, didgeridoo playing, bushtucker tasting and up-close access to ancient ceremonies such as the smoking ceremony and fire lighting.
Spirits of the Red Sand also offers cultural education programs for schools, cultural awareness programs for groups, cruise excursions, a unique functions and events space and a fully licenced open-air café – Tin Cup Café & Bar
Spirits of the Red Sand is Located inside Beenleigh Historical Village – 205 Main Street, Beenleigh, QLD 4207
