Australia (Queensland) : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations

Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

School holidays : Http://education.qld.gov.au
Gazetted by the Ministry of Education
Study programs are not yet aligned with the requirements of the Bologna Process
PISA ranking (average 493): 510 (among the 15 best WW)
Schooling is mandatory till age 16
Number of yearly instructional days: 200
Computer to student ratio: 1:3
number of instructional hours per year in lower secondary education: 821
Number of instructional hours per year in lower secondary education: 821
no school on Saturday
School uniforms are required
The University of Queensland ranking: Times Higher Education #--/QS ranking #47/Shanghai #55

Dates confirmed till Jan 2023

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Secular holiday : Celebrates the first settlement by the British lead by captain Arthur Phillip (1788)

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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.

Catholic or protestant : paid holiday

Catholic or protestant : paid holiday

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.

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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).

Secular holiday : Queensland had been commemorated in May since 1891 and was a chance for Queenslanders to honour those who struggled to secure fair wages and working conditions including workplace health and safety provisions, an eight-hour working day and the principle of a fair day's pay for a fair day's work for both men and women.

Tradeshows : Www.sanctuarycoveboatshow.com.au lasts 4 days 2022 edition confirmed

Secular holiday : Rockhampton Show

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Tradeshows : Https://www.townsvilleshow.com.au/ 2022 edition confirmed

Sports events : Www.goldcoastmarathon.com.au/ 2022 edition confirmed

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Tradeshows : please check dates: http://www.wageline.qld.gov.au