holidays+local+and+national

world holidays []

 1. What are some of the public holidays in your country?  2. What is the reason for the holiday? What do you celebrate?  3. Discuss a special holiday from your country and how you would celebrate it.  4. Guess which country has the following celebration days? Celebration day || Guess the country  || Public holiday or not? Y/N || April-6 Uprising Day ||   ||    || June-10 Day to celebrate Sovereignty over the Malvinas  || ||   || April-9Araw Ng Kagitingan (Valour Day)  || ||   || Hero's Day August-31 ||   ||    || August-26 Our Lady of Czestochowa  ||  ||  || February-22 People Power Day  ||  || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">August-31 Hero's Day <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">October-12 Día de la Raza (Day of the Race) || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Rizal day December-30 <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">September-10 Teacher's Day <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">November-30 Bonifacio Day <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">June-30 National Salvation Revolution Day || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">April-15 Army Day <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> 1. Now compare answers with your partner <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> 2. Discuss: Does Australia have too many public holidays? Walk around the class & find someone who celebrates the following and put their name in the box. <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">April-6 Uprising Day (sud) <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">February-22 People Power Day (phil) || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Rizal day December-30 (phil) || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">June-10 <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Day to celebrate Sovereignty over the Malvinas (Arg) <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">February-26Mouloud (Birth of the Prophet) || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">April-15 Army Day (Bosnia-Herzegovina) <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">April-9Araw Ng Kagitingan (Valour Day) (Sud) <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">August-31Hero's Day || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">September-10 Teacher's Day (Ch) || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Hero's Day August-31 (phil) <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">October-12 Día de la Raza (Day of the Race) Arg || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">November-30 Bonifacio Day <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">(phil) || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">August-26 Our Lady of Czestochowa (pol) <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">February-15Parinirvana (Mahayana) Buddhism || <span style="color: #000040; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">June-30 National Salvation Revolution Day (sud) || <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> 1. Do you know about the public holidays in the table below? <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> 2. How do Australians celebrate them? <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> 3. Discuss with your partner the meaning of the holiday and where it may have come from? **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">holiday ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">2010 ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">2011 ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">2012 ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">2013 ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">New Year's Day ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Friday 1 January || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Saturday 1 January / Monday 3 January || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Sunday 1 January / Monday 2 January || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Tuesday 1 January || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Australia Day ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Tuesday 26 January || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Wednesday 26 January || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Thursday 26 January || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Monday 28 January || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Labour Day ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Monday 1 March || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Monday 7 March || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Monday 5 March || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Monday 4 March || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Good Friday ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Friday 2 April || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Friday 22 April || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Friday 6 April || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Friday 29 March || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Easter Monday ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Monday 5 April || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Monday 25 April || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Monday 9 April || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Monday 1 April || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">ANZAC Day ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Sunday 25 April / Monday 26 April || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Monday 25 April || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Wednesday 25 April || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Thursday 25 April || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">N/A || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Tuesday 26 April || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">N/A || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">N/A || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Foundation Day ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Monday 7 June || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Monday 6 June || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Monday 4 June || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Monday 3 June || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Queen's Birthday** ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Monday 27 September || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Monday 3 October || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Monday 1 October || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Monday 30 September || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Christmas Day ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Saturday 25 December / Monday 27 December || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Sunday 25 December / Monday 26 December || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Tuesday 25 December || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Wednesday 25 December || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Boxing Day ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Sunday 26 December / Tuesday 28 December || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Monday 26 December / Tuesday 27 December || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Wednesday 26 December || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Thursday 26 December || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">*In 2011 both ANZAC Day and Easter Monday fall on Monday 25 April. A special public holiday will be proclaimed for Tuesday 26 April. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">[] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">[]
 * __ World holidays & Public holidays in Western Australia   __**
 * If you have time ask them also how they celebrate the day/ event? **
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 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Special Public Holiday* **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Special Public Holiday* **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Please note **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">: Where two dates are listed for a public holiday, employers and employees should check their award or agreement or call Wageline on 1300 655 266 to determine which of the two days is the relevant public holiday. Some state awards provide for the public holiday to be observed on the next working day if the holiday falls on a weekend, while other awards and the Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993 provide for the actual day only to be the public holiday.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 9.5pt; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msolist: Ignore;">1. ****<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Did you know that you may be entitled to a different rate of pay on a public holiday? **
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**<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Australia Day **
<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Australia Day marks the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet and the establishment of the first European settlement in Australia, on 26 January 1788. === **<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Labour Day **<span style="color: #a1c14d; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> === <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">The Labour Day holiday commemorates the granting of the eight hour working day to Western Australian workers. It is held on the first Monday in March and today recognises the contribution of all working people to the prosperity of our State. === **<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">ANZAC Day **<span style="color: #a1c14d; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> === <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">ANZAC Day is a day for remembrance and recognition of all Australians who have served our country in wartime. The original ANZACs were the soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who fought in Gallipoli in Turkey during the First World War. These troops landed in Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, and the ANZAC Day public holiday is held on 25 April each year. === **<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Foundation Day **<span style="color: #a1c14d; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> === <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Foundation Day is a uniquely Western Australian public holiday. It commemorates the day that the first European settlers arrived in Western Australia to found the Swan River Colony on 1 June 1829. Foundation Day is held on the first Monday in June each year. === **<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Queen's Birthday **<span style="color: #a1c14d; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> === <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">The Queen's Birthday holiday is proclaimed by the Governor of Western Australia based on the dates of the Term 3 school holidays and the Royal Show. This recognises the significance of the Royal Show, which has been associated with the Queen's Birthday public holiday since 1981. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">The other Australian States have the Queen's Birthday holiday in June. Queen Elizabeth's actual birthday is 21st April. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt;">