School holidays :

Secular holiday :

Secular holiday : Commemorates the struggle for an eight-hour working day

Tradeshows : Www.theshow.co.nz/ lasts 3 days - in Christchurch 2022 edition confirmed

Secular holiday : Christchurch Day in Christchurch only

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]

Special Events : Day of sales and bargains

School holidays : Oner week later for primary schools

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.

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

Culture : Szilveszter

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.minedu.govt.nz
calendar gazetted by the Ministry of Education

Schools have been shut 5 weeks due to Covid epidemics

2022 PISA ranking: #12 with 495 score
Schooling is mandatory till age 16
number of instructional hours per year in lower secondary education: 850
school day duration: 6:30 hours
The academic year is different with regard to each of the three levels
Teaching language: English, Māori
schools close on Saturday & Sunday
school uniforms required
The University of Auckland ranking: Times Higher Education #165/QS ranking #82/Shanghai (2023) #201-300

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Sports events : 2024 edition confirmed

Secular holiday :

Secular holiday : On that day, HMS Herald, bearing the Governor-to-be, Captain Hobson, dropped anchor in the Bay of Islands. If that event, rather than the ceremony at Waitangi eight days later, marks the establishment of this colony .

School holidays : Starts between Monday 29 January (at the earliest); and Wednesday 7 February (at the latest)