During the month of May 2024, we participated together with the Argentine community residing in Sydney and the State of New South Wales, Australia, in several events in Commemoration of the "214th Anniversary of the May Revolution of 1810".
On May 19th and 25th, the Argentine community residing in the State of New South Wales organized two celebrations on the occasion of the National Day celebration at the Uruguayan Club in Sydney. In both meetings, the verses of the Argentine and Australian national anthem were sung, and the Consul General, Silvina Aguirre, offered relevant words alluding to the celebration. These celebrations were attended by Argentine and Latin American artists who sang and danced traditional Argentine music, such as tango, chacarera and folklore, and typical national foods such as asado, empanadas and alfajores were tasted.
In addition, the “Fiesta Argentina” was held on the night of the 25th in North Sydney, where Argentine musicians and DJs played, and several Argentine gastronomic ventures participated to provide locro, empanadas, choripán and asado, along with alfajores and chocotorta.
Finally, as part of their tour of Australia, on the night of May 24, the musical group “La Mosca Tse Tse” performed a recital in Sydney where they alluded to the national day, celebrating together with the Argentine community and Latin American present the occasion.