New Zealand (Aotearoa) : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months
Arbor Day
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Sunday June 5, 2022
Culture :
Queens Birthday
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Monday June 6, 2022
Secular holiday : The actual birthday of the Queen is April 21, and her husband's, Prince Phillip, is June 10.
Matariki Day (Maori New Year)
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Friday June 24, 2022
Secular holiday : Matariki is the Māori name given to the Pleiades cluster of stars, which rises in mid-winter in the southern hemisphere marking the start of the Māori new year. The constellations reappearance in the night sky has been celebrated at events across New Zealand since the early 2000s, though Māori party MP Rahui Katenes attempt to have it recognised as a public holiday failed in 2009. from 2022
Winter holiday (beginning)
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Friday July 8, 2022
School holidays :
Christmas in July
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Monday July 25, 2022
cards/flowers :
Winter holiday (end)
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Monday July 25, 2022
School holidays :
Auckland International Film Festival
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Thursday July 28, 2022
Culture : Www.nziff.co.nz lasts 2 weeks - in Auckland 2022 edition confirmed
Fathers' Day
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Sunday September 4, 2022
cards/flowers :
Local election
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Thursday September 8, 2022
Special Events :
Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday September 25, 2022
Special Events :
Regional holiday
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Monday September 26, 2022
Secular holiday : Canterbury Day in Canterbury only
Rally New Zealand
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Thursday September 29, 2022
Sports events : Http://www.rallynz.org.nz lasts 3 days - in Hamilton 2022 edition confirmed
Spring holiday (beginning)
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Friday September 30, 2022
School holidays :
Spring holiday (end)
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Monday October 17, 2022
School holidays :
Regional holiday
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Friday October 21, 2022
Secular holiday :
Labour Day
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Monday October 24, 2022
Secular holiday : Commemorates the struggle for an eight-hour working day
Regional holiday
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Monday October 31, 2022
Secular holiday : Marlborough Day in Marlborough only
Guy Fawkes Night
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Saturday November 5, 2022
Culture : Also known as Bonfire Night, Cracker Night, Fireworks Night, Bommy Night: celebrates the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot of the 5th of November, 1605 in which a number of Catholic conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, were alleged to be attempting to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London.
Royal New Zealand Show
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Wednesday November 9, 2022
Tradeshows : Www.theshow.co.nz/ lasts 3 days - in Christchurch 2022 edition confirmed
Remembrance Day
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Friday November 11, 2022
cards/flowers :
Regional holiday
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Friday November 11, 2022
Secular holiday : Christchurch Day in Christchurch only
Black Friday
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Friday November 25, 2022
Special Events : Day of sales and bargains
Advent Sunday
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Sunday November 27, 2022
Culture : From the Latin word adventus meaning coming : observed in many Western Christian churches, a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas. It is the beginning of the Western liturgical year. [Wikipedia]
Regional holiday
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Monday November 28, 2022
Secular holiday : Westland Day in Westland only
Regional holiday
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Monday November 28, 2022
Secular holiday : Chatham Islands Day in the Chatham Islands Day only
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Tuesday December 20, 2022
School holidays : Oner week later for primary schools
Boxing Day
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Monday December 26, 2022
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]
Christmas Day
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Tuesday December 27, 2022
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 Years Day on Christmas Day.
New Year's Eve
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Saturday December 31, 2022
Culture : Szilveszter