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There are two significant national days, Australia Day (26 January) and Anzac Day (25 April), which are nationwide public holidays. When a public holiday occurs on a Friday or Monday, the three-day period is colloquially known as a " long weekend ".
In 2000 and 2011, this created a five-day weekend over Easter: in 2000, Easter Monday fell on 24 April, with the following Tuesday, 25 April, then being ANZAC Day; in 2011, ANZAC Day and Easter Monday coincided on Monday 25 April, which led to a substitute public holiday being declared in Australia for Tuesday 26 April, [5] and likely ...
public holidays Maximum number of public holidays Notes Albania [1] 13 14 Argentina [2] 16 19 depending on state and workplace Australia [3] 9 13 depending on state Austria [4] 13 18 depending on state and workplace Bangladesh [5] 22 22 Belgium [6] 10 10 Barbados [7] 11 12 Brazil [8] [9] 9 12 including bank holidays Bulgaria [10] 12 12 Cambodia ...
April Holidays and Observances. ... April 26. Alien Day. Audubon Day. ... National Dog Bite Prevention Week (April 7-13) National Public Safety Telecommunications Week (April 14-20) ...
The date 25 April was officially named Anzac Day in 1916; [26] in that year, it was marked by a wide variety of ceremonies and services in Australia, New Zealand and London. [27] In New Zealand, it was gazetted as a half-day holiday. Over 2,000 people attended the service in Rotorua. [13]
April 10 to 15: World Music Therapy Week. April 19 to 28: National Dance Week. April 21 to 27: National Volunteer Week, National Administrative Professionals Week. April 22 to 26: National ...
Pages in category "Public holidays in Australia" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Easter Tuesday is a normal working day in all Australian states and territories except Tasmania, where it is a legal holiday for certain workers, generally the Public Service. [2] Historically, when the Australian academic year was divided into three terms, Easter Tuesday was an extension of the Easter break within Term 1 in Sydney to allow ...