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

Secular holiday : Municipal areas of Burnie, Waratah-Wynyard and West Coast

Special Events :

Secular holiday : Royal Launceston Show Municipal areas of Break O’ Day, Dorset, George Town, Launceston, Meander Valley, Northern Midlands and West Tamar.

School holidays :

Secular holiday : Flinders Island Show Flinders Island only

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.

Secular holiday : All parts of Tasmania in which a statutory holiday is not observed for the Royal Hobart Regatta (essentially Northern Tasmania)

Secular holiday : Devenport Show Municipal areas of Devonport, Kentish and Latrobe

School holidays :

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.

Sports events : Http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/ 2024 edition confirmed

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

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. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

School holidays : Www.education.tas.gov.au
Calendar gazetted by the Ministry of Education
All study programs are aligned with the requirements of the Bologna Process
PISA ranking (average 493): 510 (among the 15 best WW)
Schooling is mandatory till age 16
Average class size: more than 22
School day duration: 6:30 hours
Number of yearly instructional days: 200
Computer to student ratio: 1:3
Number of instructional hours per year in lower secondary education: 821
No school on Saturday
School uniforms are required
University of Tasmania ranking: Times Higher Education #301-350/QS ranking #313/Shanghai #201-300

We carry confirmed dates till Jan 2026; Further dates are projected dates based on previous years

Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you

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Secular holiday : in Devonport only

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