The annual Kosciuszko Festivals have ended on a high note, with the seventh festival drawing together a range of cultures for two days of historic events in the Snowy Mountains.
Dream Lights, the final Kosciuszko festival organised by Kosciuszko Heritage, held from February 23 to 24, celebrated the best of Aboriginal, Australian, Irish and Polish cultures.
It was inspired by the achievements of the explorer Sir Paul Strzelecki and the majesty of the mountain he named after General Kosciuszko, a renowned champion of equal rights and liberty for humankind.
Among the many events that took place over the two-day multicultural festival were an historic Centenary Mass on Mt Kosciuszko, celebrated by Bishop Julian Porteous, and performances by the acclaimed and award-winning American pianist Roy Eaton, whose concert was dedicated to the Ngarigo people, the traditional custodians of Mt Kosciuszko.
To find out about the previous Kosciuszko festivals, click here.
Roy Eaton (left) and Krzysztof Malek (right): two award-winning pianists. 
A performance under the Strzelecki Statue in Jindabyne 
Festival organisers Ernestyna Skurjat-Kozek (right) and Dariusz Paczynski (left), with Dr Peter Hendy (centre). 
The faithful assembled for the Centenary Mass. 
Bishop Julian Porteous (left) with Father Przemyslaw Karasiuk (right) celebrating the Centenary Mass just below Mt Kosciuszko’s summit. 
Polish folkloric dancers at Dream Lights, the 2013 Kosciuszko Festival
To see reports about preparations for the festival, click here.
The following links to various (external) websites present reports after the festival:
08/05/2013
From Adelaide to the Festival: part 4
Published on Puls Polonii
Language: Polish
08/05/2013
From Adelaide to the Festival: part 3
Published on Puls Polonii
Language: Polish
08/05/2013
From Adelaide to the Festival: part 2
Published on Puls Polonii
Language: Polish
07/05/2013
From Adelaide to the Festival: part 1
Published on Puls Polonii
Language: Polish
18/04/2013
Audio Files from Dream Lights (Day One)
Published on Puls Polonii
Languages: English and Polish
04/04/2013
Roy Eaton interviewed by Margaux Dombkins on EastsideFM
Published on Puls Polonii, from EastsideFM
Language: English
01/04/2013
A video featuring stills photographs from the festival
Published on YouTube
Language: English
11/03/2013
A medal for the director of the festival
Published on Puls Polonii
Language: Polish
11/03/2013
A report on the Kosciuszko festival
Published on Puls Polonii
Language: Polish
07/03/2013
James Squire’s report on being at the festival in Jindabyne
Published on James Squire
Language: English
04/03/2013
A photo-gallery about the historic Mass on Mt Kosciuszko from the Scouts’ perspective
Published on Puls Polonii
Language: Polish
04/03/2013
A Scout reports on the historic Mass on Mt Kosciuszko
Published on Puls Polonii
Language: Polish
01/03/2013
Roy Eaton: from New York to Jindabyne (a photogallery about Roy Eaton’s trip)
Published on Puls Polonii
Language: English
01/03/2013
A Polish version of Roy Eaton’s interview for SBS Radio, featuring an English transcript
Published on Puls Polonii
Language: English
01/03/2013
Roy Eaton’s interview for SBS Radio
Published on SBS Radio
Language: English
01/03/2013
A photo-gallery about the historic Mass on Mt Kosciuszko
Published on Puls Polonii
Language: English
03/2013
The Snowy Mountains newspaper looks at ‘Dream Lights’
Published in the Snowy Echo (p.42)
Language: English
28/02/2013
Centennial Mass on Mt Kosciuszko: the experience of a life-time
Published on Puls Polonii
Language: English
28/02/2013
The oldest participants of Dreamlights
Published on Puls Polonii
Language: Polish
28/02/2013
Felix Molski farewells Roy Eaton
Published on Puls Polonii
Language: English
28/02/2013
A Polish Pilgrimage to Mt Kosciuszko
Published on ABC Canberra
Language: English
25/02/2013
Bishop Julian Porteous’s homily delivered during the Mt Kosciuszko Centenary Mass
Published on Puls Polonii
Language: English
25/02/2013
Darek Paczyński reports on the festival
Published on Puls Polonii
Language: Polish
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