Adelaide Festival of the Arts
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Friday March 3, 2023
Culture : Www.adelaidefestival.com.au lasts 2 weeks - 2023 edition confirmed
Adelaide Cup Day
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Monday March 13, 2023
Secular holiday :
Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday April 2, 2023
Special Events : Used to be last Sunday of March until 2007.
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 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.
Easter holiday (beginning)
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Friday April 14, 2023
School holidays :
Anzac Day
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Tuesday April 25, 2023
Secular holiday : ANZAC(Australia and New Zealand Army Corps)Day commemorates those soldiers who died during world wars (from the Boer war to the Vietnam war), and particuarly remembers those who died during the Gallipoli campaign during WW1(Turkey).
Easter holiday (end)
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Monday May 1, 2023
School holidays :
King's Birthday
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Monday June 12, 2023
Secular holiday : Australia is a member of the Commonwealth Realms that recognise King Charles III as their monarch.
Queen Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was actually born at 2:40 am on April 21, 1926. Except in Queensland and Western Australia
Winter holiday (beginning)
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Friday July 7, 2023
School holidays :
Winter holiday (end)
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Monday July 24, 2023
School holidays :
Adelaide Marathon
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Sunday August 27, 2023
Sports events : Http://www.adelaidemarathon.com.au/ 2023 edition confirmed
Spring holiday (beginning)
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Friday September 29, 2023
School holidays :