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Public holidays are regulated by the New South Wales Public Holidays Act 2010 No 115, which supersedes the Banks and Bank Holidays Act 1912 No 43. The first Monday in August is a Bank Holiday, during which banks and financial institutions are closed. Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory
May 22 – The 2009 flu pandemic, which was an outbreak, enters the Philippines. June. June 22 – First death caused by H1N1 is confirmed in the Philippines and also first death in Asia. August. August 8 – Typhoon Morakot, locally known as Kiko, kills dozens of people, affected over 28,000 people in the Philippines. September
Grandparents' Day. Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on different days in many parts of the world, most commonly in March or May. It complements similar celebrations honoring family members, such as ...
The following table is a list of countries by number of public holidays excluding non-regular special holidays. Nepal has the highest number of public holidays in the world with 35 annually. Also, Nepal has 6 day working schedule in a week. But in 2023 India has 42 holidays which 17 Gazetted holidays and more than 25 restricted holidays. Country.
Labour Day it is widely celebrated across the country with official speeches, award ceremonies, cultural events, etc. It is a non-working holiday for most citizens of Kazakhstan because it always falls on a weekend. Macau S.A.R. In Macau, 1 May is a public holiday and is officially known as Dia do Trabalhador (Portuguese for "Workers' Day").
Australia. In Australia, Father's Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of September, which is the first Sunday of spring in Australia. Most families present fathers with gifts and cards, and share a meal. It is not a public holiday. The idea of Father's Day wasn't initially well received in Australia in the 1910s and 1920s.
The Black Saturday bushfires were a series of bushfires that either ignited or were already burning across the Australian state of Victoria on and around Saturday, 7 February 2009, and were one of Australia's all-time worst bushfire disasters. The fires occurred during extreme bushfire weather conditions and resulted in Australia's highest-ever ...
Eid al-Adha ( / ˌiːd əl ˈɑːdə / EED əl AH-də; Arabic: عيد الأضحى, romanized : ʿĪd al-ʾAḍḥā, IPA: [ˈʕiːd alˈʔadˤħaː]) or the Feast of Sacrifice is the second of the two main holidays celebrated in Islam (the other being Eid al-Fitr ). In Islamic tradition, it honours the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his ...