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Christmas in July. Christmas in July, also known as Christmas in Summer or Christmas in Winter, is a second Christmas celebration held on 25 July that falls outside the traditional period of Christmastide. It is centered on secular Christmas-themed activities and entertainment, including small gatherings, seasonal entertainment, and shopping.
An Australian Christmas dessert pavlova garnished with strawberries. The traditional Christmas tree is central to Christmas decorations, and strings of lights and tinsel are standard. Decorations appear in stores and on streets starting in November and are commonplace by early December. Many homeowners decorate the exterior of their houses.
A Labour Day is observed in each state and territory, although it is varied in date. 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 ".
Canberra Nara Candle Festival: Canberra: 2003: October: Japanese cultural festival Canberra Writers Festival Canberra 2016 August Website: Enlighten Festival [9] Parliamentary Triangle: 2011: First two weekends of March: Annual art and cultural festival, held in the evening Fireside Festival [10] Canberra region: 2006: July–August
Ozmas is a Christmas celebration in the Australian winter. Since the 19th Century, [ 1] European immigrants to Australia have recognised Christmas's roots as a celebration of mid-winter and have explored ways of celebrating the shortest day of the year. The name "Ozmas" comes from combining ' Australia ' and 'Christmas'. [ 2] The event has also ...
The English word Christmas is a shortened form of 'Christ's Mass'. [3] The word is recorded as Crīstesmæsse in 1038 and Cristes-messe in 1131. [4] Crīst (genitive Crīstes) is from the Greek Χριστός (Khrīstos, 'Christ'), a translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (Māšîaḥ, 'Messiah'), meaning 'anointed'; [5] [6] and mæsse is from the Latin missa, the celebration of the ...
Carols by Candlelight is an annual Australian Christmas tradition that was popularised in Melbourne in 1938. [1] The tradition has since spread around the world. It involves people gathering, usually outdoors in a park, to sing carols by candlelight, featuring live performances by both national and international celebrities accompanied by a symphony orchestra.
Human remains discovered by police during an unrelated operation in the Blue Mountains on 30 April 2024 and 27 May 2024 are identified as belonging to Geelong woman Kellie Ann Carmichael who disappeared on 29 April 2001. [337] [338] The bodies of a woman and a man are discovered at a property at Albany Creek near Brisbane in a suspected murder ...