Easter holiday (beginning)
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Friday March 31, 2023
School holidays :
Good Friday
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Friday April 7, 2023
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 April 8, 2023
Catholic or protestant : paid holiday
Easter
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Sunday April 9, 2023
Catholic or protestant : paid holiday
Easter Monday
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Monday April 10, 2023
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 holiday (end)
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Monday April 17, 2023
School holidays :
Anzac Day
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Tuesday April 25, 2023
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).
Labour Day
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Monday May 1, 2023
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.
Townsville Show
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Thursday May 25, 2023
Tradeshows : Https://www.townsvilleshow.com.au/ 2023 edition confirmed
Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show
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Thursday May 25, 2023
Tradeshows : Www.sanctuarycoveboatshow.com.au lasts 4 days 2023 edition confirmed
Regional holiday
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Friday June 2, 2023
Secular holiday : Rockhampton Show
Winter holiday (beginning)
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Friday June 23, 2023
School holidays :
Gold Coast Marathon
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Sunday July 2, 2023
Sports events : Www.goldcoastmarathon.com.au/ 2023 edition confirmed
Winter holiday (end)
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Monday July 10, 2023
School holidays :
Cairns Show
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Friday July 21, 2023
Tradeshows : please check dates: http://www.wageline.qld.gov.au