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Adelaide Cup Day is held on the second Monday in March in South Australia (held in May before 2006) [42] Western Australia Day in Western Australia on the first Monday in June. Picnic Day in the Northern Territory in August, and also May Day; Tasmania has Easter Tuesday as a bank holiday (for bank and government employees only).
In Australia, Easter Monday is a public holiday. [4] Some people enjoy outdoor sporting events, such as the Oakbank Easter Racing Carnival in South Australia, [5] and the Stawell Gift in Victoria, [6] as well as a traditional AFL match between Geelong Cats and the Hawthorn Hawks at the MCG.
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 ...
When is Easter in 2023? Find out how the date is determined and why it changes from year to year, plus learn about other holidays associated with Holy Week.
In 2023, the vernal equinox falls on March 20, 2023, making the first full moon after that date April 6 and the following Sunday—April 9—Easter 2023. dtimiraos - Getty Images Easter Sunday ...
Since 1992 the festival had been staged at Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC) at Easter from Easter Thursday – Easter Monday. It was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, and in 2021 was held as a 2-day event dubbed Good Folk at venues spread across Queanbeyan in New South Wales. It returned to its normal location and ...
Easter falls on Sunday, April 9, 2023, which is considerably earlier than last year (April 17). shuang paul wang - Getty Images How is Easter's date determined?
In Canada, Easter Monday is a statutory holiday for federal employees. In the Canadian province of Quebec, either Good Friday or Easter Monday are statutory holidays (although most companies give both). [151] In Australia, Easter is associated with harvest time; [152] Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays across all states and ...