2013 Australian Holidays

Weekday | Date | Holiday Name | Holiday Type | Where it is Observed |
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Tuesday | Jan 01 | New Year's Day | National Holidays | |
Sunday | Jan 06 | Epiphany | Christian Holidays | |
Monday | Jan 07 | Orthodox Christmas Day | Orthodox Holidays | |
Monday | Jan 14 | Orthodox New Year | Orthodox Holidays | |
Thursday | Jan 24 | Prophet's Birthday | Muslim Holidays | |
Saturday | Jan 26 | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) | Jewish Holidays | |
Saturday | Jan 26 | Australia Day | National Holidays | |
Sunday | Feb 10 | Chinese New Year | Observance Holidays | |
Monday | Feb 11 | Royal Hobart Regatta | Local Holidays | Tasmania |
Tuesday | Feb 12 | Carnival/Shrove Tuesday | Christian Holidays | |
Wednesday | Feb 13 | Ash Wednesday | Christian Holidays | |
Thursday | Feb 14 | Valentine's Day | Observance Holidays | |
Sunday | Feb 24 | Purim | Jewish Holidays | |
Monday | Mar 04 | Labour Day | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Mar 11 | Adelaide Cup | Local Holidays | South Australia |
Monday | Mar 11 | Labour Day | Common Local Holidayss | Victoria |
Monday | Mar 11 | Eight Hours Day | Common Local Holidayss | Tasmania |
Monday | Mar 11 | Canberra Day | Local Holidays | Australian Capital Territory |
Sunday | Mar 17 | St Patrick's Day | Observance Holidays | |
Wednesday | Mar 20 | March Equinox | Season Holidays | |
Sunday | Mar 24 | Palm Sunday | Christian Holidays | |
Thursday | Mar 28 | Maundy Thursday | Christian Holidays | |
Friday | Mar 29 | Good Friday | National Christian Holidays | |
Saturday | Mar 30 | Easter Saturday | National Christian Holidays | |
Sunday | Mar 31 | Easter Day | National Christian Holidays | |
Monday | Apr 01 | Easter Monday | National Christian Holidays | |
Tuesday | Apr 02 | Easter Tuesday | Local Holidays | Tasmania |
Tuesday | Apr 02 | Last day of Passover | Jewish Holidays | |
Monday | Apr 08 | Yom HaShoah | Jewish Holidays | |
Tuesday | Apr 16 | Yom Haatzmaut | Jewish Holidays | |
Thursday | Apr 25 | Anzac Day | National Holidays | |
Sunday | Apr 28 | Lag B'Omer | Jewish Holidays | |
Friday | May 03 | Orthodox Good Friday | Orthodox Holidays | |
Saturday | May 04 | Orthodox Holy Saturday | Orthodox Holidays | |
Sunday | May 05 | Orthodox Easter | Orthodox Holidays | |
Monday | May 06 | Orthodox Easter Monday | Orthodox Holidays | |
Monday | May 06 | May Day | Common Local Holidayss | Northern Territory |
Thursday | May 09 | Ascension Day | Christian Holidays | |
Sunday | May 12 | Mother's Day | Observance Holidays | |
Wednesday | May 15 | Shavuot | Jewish Holidays | |
Sunday | May 19 | Pentecost | Christian Holidays | |
Monday | May 20 | Whit Monday | Christian Holidays | |
Sunday | May 26 | National Sorry Day | Observance Holidays | |
Sunday | May 26 | Trinity Sunday | Christian Holidays | |
Thursday | May 30 | Corpus Christi | Christian Holidays | |
Monday | Jun 03 | Western Australia Day | Local Holidays | Western Australia |
Thursday | Jun 06 | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim Holidays | |
Thursday | Jun 06 | Queensland Day | Local Observance Holidays | |
Monday | Jun 10 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | All except WA |
Friday | Jun 21 | June Solstice | Season Holidays | |
Tuesday | Jul 09 | Ramadan Begins | Muslim Holidays | |
Tuesday | Jul 16 | Tisha B'Av | Jewish Holidays | |
Saturday | Aug 03 | Laylat al-Qadr | Muslim Holidays | |
Monday | Aug 05 | New South Wales Bank Holiday | Local Holidays | New South Wales |
Monday | Aug 05 | Northern Territory Picnic Day | Local Holidays | Northern Territory |
Thursday | Aug 08 | Eid-al-Fitr | Muslim Holidays | |
Wednesday | Aug 14 | Royal Queensland Show | Local Holidays | Queensland |
Sunday | Sep 01 | Father's Day | Observance Holidays | |
Thursday | Sep 05 | Rosh Hashana | Jewish Holidays | |
Saturday | Sep 14 | Yom Kippur | Jewish Holidays | |
Thursday | Sep 19 | First day of Sukkot | Jewish Holidays | |
Sunday | Sep 22 | September equinox | Season Holidays | |
Wednesday | Sep 25 | Last day of Sukkot | Jewish Holidays | |
Thursday | Sep 26 | Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah | Jewish Holidays | |
Monday | Sep 30 | Queen's Birthday | Common Local Holidayss | Western Australia |
Monday | Sep 30 | Family & Community Day | Local Holidays | Australian Capital Territory |
Friday | Oct 04 | St Francis Feast | Christian Holidays | |
Monday | Oct 07 | Labour Day | Common Local Holidayss | Australian Capital Territory‚ New South Wales |
Monday | Oct 07 | Labour Day | Common Local Holidayss | South Australia |
Monday | Oct 07 | Labour Day | Common Local Holidayss | Queensland |
Tuesday | Oct 15 | Eid-al-Adha | Muslim Holidays | |
Thursday | Oct 31 | Halloween | Observance Holidays | |
Friday | Nov 01 | All Saints Day | Christian Holidays | |
Saturday | Nov 02 | All Souls Day | Christian Holidays | |
Sunday | Nov 03 | Diwali/Deepavali | Observance Holidays | |
Monday | Nov 04 | Recreation Day | Local Holidays | Tasmania |
Tuesday | Nov 05 | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Muslim Holidays | |
Tuesday | Nov 05 | Melbourne Cup Day | Local Holidays | Victoria |
Monday | Nov 11 | Remembrance Day | Observance Holidays | |
Thursday | Nov 28 | First Day of Hanukkah | Jewish Holidays | |
Sunday | Dec 01 | First Sunday of Advent | Observance Holidays | |
Thursday | Dec 05 | Last day of Hanukkah | Jewish Holidays | |
Sunday | Dec 08 | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Christian Holidays | |
Saturday | Dec 21 | December Solstice | Season Holidays | |
Tuesday | Dec 24 | Christmas Eve | Observance Holidays | |
Wednesday | Dec 25 | Christmas Day | National Christian Holidays | |
Thursday | Dec 26 | Boxing Day | National Christian Holidays | |
Tuesday | Dec 31 | New Year's Eve | Observance Holidays |
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