Newcastle show
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Friday march 1, 2024
Tradeshows : Www.newcastleshow.com.au 2024 edition confirmed
Blues & Roots Festival in Byron Bay
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Thursday march 28, 2024
Culture : Www.bluesfest.com.au/ lasts 3 days - 2024 edition confirmed
Good Friday
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Friday march 29, 2024
Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ.
This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.
Holy Saturday
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Saturday march 30, 2024
Catholic or protestant : paid holiday
Easter
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Sunday march 31, 2024
Catholic or protestant : Paid holiday
Easter Monday
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Monday april 1, 2024
Catholic or protestant : In the year 325, the Council of Nicée determined a date fo Easter. Full Moon would fall the 14th day of a moon month (1). Easter would be marked by the dominical letter(2)and the epactus(3). With the establishment of the equinox ne variatur on March 21, algorithms where elaborated to attribuate a date for Easter whatever the year.
Time between two consecutive new moons: 20 days 12 hours 44 minutes 2.8 - Gives a letter code for the year's calendar Age of the moon on January 1st, minus one unity, 0 being the new moon's age.
Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday april 7, 2024
Special Events : Used to be last Sunday of March until 2007.
Easter holiday (beginning)
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Friday april 12, 2024
School holidays :
Anzac Day
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Thursday april 25, 2024
Secular holiday : ANZAC(Australia and New Zealand Army Corps)Day commemorates those soldiers who died during world
wars (from the Boer war to the Vietnam war), and particuarly remembers those who died during the Gallipoli campaign during WW1(Turkey).
Easter holiday (end)
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Monday april 29, 2024
School holidays :
Sydney Film Festival
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Wednesday june 5, 2024
Culture : Http://sff.org.au/ in Sydney 2024 edition confirmed
King's Birthday
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Monday june 10, 2024
Secular holiday : Australia is a member of the Commonwealth Realms that recognise King Charles III as their monarch.
Queen Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was actually born at 2:40 am on April 21, 1926. Except in Queensland and Western Australia
Winter holiday (beginning)
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Friday july 5, 2024
School holidays :
Winter holiday (end)
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Monday july 22, 2024
School holidays :
Sydney International Boat Show
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Thursday august 1, 2024
Tradeshows : Www.sydneyboatshow.com.au/ lasts 6 days 2024 edition confirmed
Banks are closed
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Monday august 5, 2024
Banks only : The NSW Bank Holiday in August began in the United Kingdom and was designed to compensate staff members for the extra work involved in finalising everything for the end of financial year.
The August bank holiday was first legislated in the UK in the Bank Holiday Act in 1871 which constituted four bank holidays.
It was first introduced in NSW in the Bank Holidays Act of 1875 and allowed financial services workers the first Monday of August off.
Local election
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Saturday september 14, 2024
Special Events :
Sydney Marathon
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Sunday september 15, 2024
Sports events : Www.sydneyrunningfestival.com.au/events/marathon 2024 edition confirmed
Spring holiday (beginning)
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Friday september 27, 2024
School holidays :