Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Thursday April 6, 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.
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday April 17, 2023
School holidays :
Solar eclipse
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Sunday April 23, 2023
Secular holiday :
Remembrance Day
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Tuesday April 25, 2023
Culture : In tribute to soldiers who died during world wars, especially during the Gallipoli (Turkey) campaign during the First World War.
King's Birthday
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Monday June 12, 2023
Secular holiday : King Charles III
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Friday June 23, 2023
School holidays :
National Mask Festival
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Thursday July 6, 2023
Culture : Lasts 4 days -
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Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday July 10, 2023
School holidays :
Remembrance Day
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Sunday July 23, 2023
Secular holiday : In tribute to those who lost their lives in the last World War
Remembrance Day
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Monday July 24, 2023
Secular holiday : In tribute to those who lost their lives in the last World War
Repentance Day
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Saturday August 26, 2023
Protestant : A time when to ask the people to come together and pray and ask the Lord to forgive for the wrongs that are happening in the nation. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Fathers' Day
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Sunday September 3, 2023
cards/flowers :
Independence Day
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Friday September 15, 2023
Secular holiday : Granted by Australia in 1975 Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Friday September 22, 2023
School holidays :