Regional holiday
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Tuesday march 5, 2024
Secular holiday : King Island Show in King Island only
Eight Hour Day
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Monday march 11, 2024
Secular holiday : 1856 April 21: Stonemasons working at the University of Melbourne marched to Parliament House to press their claims for an eight hour working day. Agreement with employers for a 48 hour week was reached.
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.
Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday march 31, 2024
Special Events :
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.
Easter Tuesday
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Tuesday april 2, 2024
Secular holiday :
Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday april 7, 2024
Special Events : Used to be last Sunday of March until 2007.
Mid-term 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).
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday april 29, 2024
School holidays :
AGFEST
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Friday may 3, 2024
Secular holiday : Municipal area of Circular Head
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
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Winter holiday (end)
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Monday july 22, 2024
School holidays :
Spring holiday (beginning)
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Friday september 27, 2024
School holidays :