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Holidays and Observances in Australia in 2014

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Holidays and Observances in Australia in 2014

Date NameTypeDetails
Jan 1WednesdayNew Year's DayNational Holiday 
Jan 6MondayEpiphanyChristian 
Jan 7TuesdayOrthodox Christmas DayOrthodox 
Jan 14TuesdayMilad un Nabi (Mawlid)Muslim 
Jan 14TuesdayOrthodox New YearOrthodox 
Jan 14TuesdayHari Maulad NabiState HolidayCocos and Keeling Islands
Jan 16ThursdayTu B'Shevat (Arbor Day)Jewish holiday 
Jan 26SundayAustralia DayNational Holiday 
Jan 27MondayAustralia Day ObservedState HolidayAll except Christmas Island, Heard and McDonald Islands
Jan 31FridayLunar New YearObservance 
Feb 10MondayRoyal Hobart RegattaState HolidayTasmania*
Feb 14FridayValentine's DayObservance 
Mar 3MondayLabour DayState HolidayWA
Mar 4TuesdayCarnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake DayChristian 
Mar 5WednesdayAsh WednesdayChristian 
Mar 10MondayLabour DayState HolidayTasmania, Victoria
Mar 10MondayAdelaide CupState HolidaySA
Mar 10MondayCanberra DayState HolidayACT
Mar 16SundayPurimJewish holiday 
Mar 17MondaySt Patrick's DayObservance 
Mar 20ThursdayNational Close the Gap DayObservance 
Mar 21FridayHarmony DayObservance 
Mar 21FridayMarch EquinoxSeason 
Apr 6SundaySelf Determination DayState HolidayCocos and Keeling Islands
Apr 6SundayDaylight Saving Time endsClock change/Daylight Saving Time 
Apr 7MondayDay off for Self Determination DayState HolidayCocos and Keeling Islands
Apr 13SundayPalm SundayChristian 
Apr 15TuesdayFirst day of PassoverJewish holiday 
Apr 17ThursdayMaundy ThursdayChristian 
Apr 18FridayGood FridayRestricted Trading DayVictoria
Apr 18FridayOrthodox Good FridayOrthodox 
Apr 18FridayGood FridayNational Holiday 
Apr 19SaturdayOrthodox Holy SaturdayOrthodox 
Apr 19SaturdayHoly SaturdayState HolidayACT, Heard and McDonald Islands, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic
Apr 20SundayOrthodox EasterOrthodox 
Apr 20SundayEaster SundayObservance 
Apr 20SundayEaster SundayState HolidayNSW
Apr 21MondayOrthodox Easter MondayOrthodox 
Apr 21MondayEaster MondayNational Holiday 
Apr 22TuesdayLast day of PassoverJewish holiday 
Apr 22TuesdayEaster TuesdayState Public Sector HolidayTasmania
Apr 25FridayANZAC DayState HolidayNT
Apr 25FridayANZAC DayNational HolidayAll except NT, WA
Apr 25FridayANZAC Day ObservedHalf Day Restricted Trading DayVictoria
Apr 28MondayYom HaShoahJewish commemoration 
May 5MondayMay DayState HolidayNT
May 6TuesdayYom HaAtzmautJewish holiday 
May 11SundayMother's DayObservance 
May 18SundayLag B'OmerJewish holiday 
May 26MondayNational Sorry DayObservance 
May 27TuesdayIsra and Mi'rajMuslim 
May 29ThursdayAscension DayChristian 
Jun 2MondayWestern Australia DayState HolidayWA
Jun 4WednesdayShavuotJewish holiday 
Jun 6FridayQueensland DayLocal observance 
Jun 8SundayPentecostChristian 
Jun 9MondayWhit MondayChristian 
Jun 9MondayQueen's BirthdayState HolidayQueensland
Jun 9MondayQueen's BirthdayState HolidayAll except Christmas Island, Qld, WA
Jun 15SundayTrinity SundayChristian 
Jun 19ThursdayCorpus ChristiChristian 
Jun 21SaturdayJune SolsticeSeason 
Jun 29SundayRamadan StartMuslim 
Jul 6SundayFirst Day of NAIDOC WeekObservance 
Jul 24ThursdayLaylatul Qadr (Night of Power)Muslim 
Jul 28MondayHari Raya PuasaState HolidayChristmas Island, Cocos and Keeling Islands
Jul 29TuesdayEid ul FitrMuslim 
Aug 4MondayNew South Wales Bank HolidayState Bank HolidayNSW
Aug 4MondayNorthern Territory Picnic DayState HolidayNT
Aug 5TuesdayTisha B'AvJewish holiday 
Aug 13WednesdayRoyal National Agricultural Show Day QueenslandState HolidayQueensland*
Aug 15FridayAssumption of MaryChristian 
Sep 7SundayFathers' DayObservance 
Sep 23TuesdaySeptember EquinoxSeason 
Sep 25ThursdayRosh HashanaJewish holiday 
Sep 29MondayQueen's BirthdayState HolidayWA
Sep 29MondayFamily & Community DayState HolidayACT
Oct 4SaturdayFeast of St Francis of AssisiChristian 
Oct 4SaturdayYom KippurJewish holiday 
Oct 5SundayEid al-AdhaMuslim 
Oct 5SundayDaylight Saving Time startsClock change/Daylight Saving Time 
Oct 6MondayHari Raya HajiState HolidayChristmas Island, Cocos and Keeling Islands
Oct 6MondayTerritory DayState HolidayChristmas Island
Oct 6MondayLabour DayState HolidayACT, NSW, Qld, SA
Oct 9ThursdayFirst day of SukkotJewish holiday 
Oct 15WednesdayHoshana RabbahJewish holiday 
Oct 16ThursdayShemini AtzeretJewish holiday 
Oct 17FridaySimchat TorahJewish holiday 
Oct 23ThursdayRoyal Hobart ShowState HolidayTasmania*
Oct 23ThursdayDiwali/DeepavaliObservance 
Oct 25SaturdayMuharram/Islamic New YearMuslim 
Oct 31FridayHalloweenObservance 
Nov 1SaturdayAll Saints' DayChristian 
Nov 2SundayAll Souls' DayChristian 
Nov 3MondayAshuraMuslim 
Nov 3MondayRecreation DayState HolidayTasmania*
Nov 4TuesdayMelbourne Cup DayState HolidayVictoria
Nov 11TuesdayRemembrance DayObservance 
Nov 14FridayG20 Leaders’ Summit Public Holiday (Brisbane)State HolidayQueensland
Nov 30SundayFirst Sunday of AdventObservance 
Dec 8MondayFeast of the Immaculate ConceptionChristian 
Dec 17WednesdayFirst Day of HanukkahJewish holiday 
Dec 22MondayDecember SolsticeSeason 
Dec 24WednesdayLast day of HanukkahJewish holiday 
Dec 24WednesdayChristmas EvePart Day HolidaySA
Dec 24WednesdayChristmas EveObservance 
Dec 25ThursdayChristmas DayNational Holiday 
Dec 26FridayBoxing DayNational Holiday 
Dec 26FridayProclamation DayState HolidaySA
Dec 31WednesdayNew Year's EveObservance 
Dec 31WednesdayNew Year's EvePart Day HolidaySA

* Observed only in part of this territory.

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