School Terms & Special Days
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State & Territory Information
From the Federal Government, which cover all states and territories.
School terms and major public holidays.
Australian Special Days & Public Holidays
- Anzac Day :
- Anzac Day [1]
The true meaning of the day for all Australians. - Anzac Day [2]
While there is a commercial component to the site, there are also extensive resources on all aspects of Anzac. - Anzac Day [3]
- Anzac Day [4]
- The Anzac Day Tradition
- Visit Gallipoli
Includes teaching about Anzac. - Australia Day :
- Annie’s Australia Day Page
- Australia Day - A History
- ‘Invasion’ Day
An Aboriginal perspective. - National Australia Day Council
National details, while the states and territories provide information through the following : - General Information :
- Australian Holidays
Click on ‘Holidays by Country’, select the year, and Australia [country] then click on ‘Show Holidays’. - Birdsville Races
Go into the desert, drink and see horse racing. A social occasion. - Worldwide Holiday & Festival Site - Australia
Find national and state holidays and dates when they occur. - Other Special Days :
- Canberra Day
Part of a larger site. Scroll down to the section on Canberra Today. - Clean Up Australia
Not a holiday, but ‘cleaning up’ Australia so it is a better place to be. Now exported to other countries. - Foundation Day [Western Australia]
- Labour Day
Check calendars for actual dates. Held on the first Monday in October in most states. While West Australian, this site covers the history and meaning of Labour Day. - Melbourne Cup
History and other information about the ‘Cup’. The ‘race that stops a nation.’ - National Tree Day
Planting millions of trees in Australia to try and replace those we have removed. - Proclamation Day [South Australia]
- Proclamation Day [Western Australia]
- Queen’s Birthday
Check calendars for actual dates. Held on the second Monday in June in all states bar Western Australia, where it is held in early October. - Remembrance Day
Remembering the end of the Great War.
International Special Days
- April Fool’s Days :
- April Fool’s Day [1]
A day for practical jokes. - April Fool’s Day [2]
- April Fool’s Day Origins
Examples and history from the Museum of Hoaxes. Also try their Top 100 April Fool’s Day Hoaxes of All Time for some fascinating examples of what people around the world have done. - April Fool’s Day Origins
Short article with several references. - Wikipedia - April Fool’s Day [All Fools’ Day]
Information on history and concept. Embedded links. - Bastille Day :
- Bastille Day [1]
- Bastille Day [2]
Celebrate the change from monarchy to a republic in France with a range of activities as well as the history of the event. - Bastille Day [3]
From Wikipedia. - Chinese New Year :
- Chinese New Year [1]
- Chinese New Year [2]
The New Year, the calendar and much more via related links. - Chinese New Year Festival
Sydney 2008. - Send a Chinese New Year ePostcard.
- Easter :
- Easter [1]
Information about all aspects. - Easter [2]
- Easter [3]
- Easter Bilby
Australian site. - Easter Craft
- Easter ePostcards, or play
- Easter Games
- “Family” Days :
- Father’s Day
Send dad an e-card, look at gifts, find history and more. US, so date does not match Australia. - Mother’s Day
The most important person in any family. - General Information :
- Earth Calendar
‘The Earth Calendar is a daybook of holidays and celebrations around the world. For this web site a “holiday” is any day that recognizes a cultural event.’ Find by date, country or religion or the search engine. - KidProj Multicultural Calendar
See how people celebrate special days and festivals in world countries. There is additional information and you can view in a number of languages. - New Year’s Customs Worldwide
Find customs for New Year from different areas of the world. - Halloween :
- Halloween
Links to everything from ‘Pumpkin Patch’ to ‘Postcards’, to ‘Fonts’ and more. - Happy Halloween
Also music and history including information on the Mexican ‘Days of the Dead’. - How Halloween Works
- Other Special Days :
- Armistice Day
Celebrating the end of the Great War [World War 1]. - Boxing Day
Theories about the origins of Boxing Day. - Labor Day, The History of
History of Labour Day in the US. Similar to that in other countries which host this day. - May Day
May 1 celebrates an international working class holiday. Find how it stemmed from a pagan festival. - Thanksgiving in American History
The origins of Thanksgiving, traditions and related information. - Religious Days :
- You should also check the links at the top of the Religions for a more complete listing of religious days, for multiple faiths, throughout the year.
- Buddha’s Birthday
The birthday of the leader of one great world religion. - Passover
8 day Jewish commemoration of the exodus from Egypt. - Saint Patrick’s Day :
- St Patrick’s Day
The history, St Patrick and use links to reach Irish associations, clubs and groups. Can be slow to load. - The History of St Patrick’s Day
- Valentine’s Day :
- Valentine’s Day [1]
Background, the person it was named after. - Valentine’s Day [2]
- Valentine’s Day [3]
- Valentine’s Day [4]
- “World” Days :
- International Women’s Day
Backed by the United Nations, a special day for at least half the world’s population. - World AIDS Day
Learn about the virus, support the cause and find events across Australia. - World Diabetes Day
Well worth noting in light of the dramatic increase of this disease both in Australia and overseas. - World Environment Day
Established by the UN and celebrated on June 5. - World Health Day
A day to celebrate health and help improve health around the world. - World NO Tobacco Day
Find out about the day, but if you smoke, find out how to Quit. - World Refugee Day
‘On World Refugee Day, let’s not forget that some day in the future any one of us could be knocking at a stranger’s door hoping to find a safe and friendly shelter.’ Celebrated on June 20 each year.