| Spring holiday (beginning) - Friday September 25, 2020 School holidays :
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| Burnie Show - Friday October 2, 2020 Secular holiday : Municipal areas of Burnie, Waratah-Wynyard and West Coast
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| Daylight Saving Time - Sunday October 4, 2020 Special Events :
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| Regional holiday - Thursday October 8, 2020 Secular holiday : Royal Launceston Show Municipal areas of Break O’ Day, Dorset, George Town, Launceston, Meander Valley, Northern Midlands and West Tamar.
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| Spring holiday (end) - Monday October 12, 2020 School holidays :
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| Regional holiday - Friday October 16, 2020 Secular holiday : Flinders Island Show Flinders Island only
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| Royal Hobart Show - Thursday October 22, 2020 Secular holiday : All that part of Tasmania south of an including Oatlands and Swansea, also Bronte Park, Strathgordon, Tarraleah and Wayatinah,
excluding the West Coast.
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| Event CANCELLED - Thursday October 22, 2020 Secular holiday :
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| Event CANCELLED - Thursday October 22, 2020 Secular holiday :
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| Recreation Day - Monday November 2, 2020 Secular holiday : All parts of Tasmania in which a statutory holiday is not observed for the Royal Hobart Regatta (essentially Northern Tasmania)
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| Regional holiday - Friday November 27, 2020 Secular holiday : Devenport Show Municipal areas of Devonport, Kentish and Latrobe
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| Summer holiday (beginning) - Thursday December 17, 2020 School holidays :
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| Christmas Day - Friday December 25, 2020 Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Year’s Day on Christmas Day.
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| Sydney Hobart Yacht race - Sunday December 27, 2020 Sports events : Http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/ 2019 edition confirmed
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| Boxing Day - Monday December 28, 2020 Secular holiday : Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated on the day following Christmas Day, when servants and tradesmen would traditionally receive gifts known as a Christmas box from their masters, employers or customers.
Due to historical reasons, depending on the year, Boxing Day can be celebrated BEFORE Christmas in the UK. [Wikipedia]
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