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Through the years, Christmas has evolved past its religious traditions and origins. Here's what you need to know about the holiday.
A delegation of Australian senior ministers including Richard Marles, Penny Wong and Pat Conroy arrive in Papua New Guinea at attend the 30th Ministerial Forum in Port Moresby. [198] During the visit, Australia announces a range of initiatives under a bilateral security agreement with Papua New Guinea. [199] 20 June –
At 2 a.m., we turn the clocks back to 1 a.m., giving us that added hour of sleep. Daylight Saving Time (nope, it’s not daylight savings time) ends on the first Sunday of November.
Countdown to Christmas: Watch live countdown Other key dates this holiday season. Thanksgiving (Nov. 28) Hanukkah (Dec. 22–30) Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) Christmas Day (Dec. 25) Kwanzaa (Dec. 26 ...
"The average Australian Christmas" cartoon by Livingston Hopkins (c. 1900) – click to enlarge. Some Australian songwriters and authors have occasionally depicted Santa in "Australian"-style clothing including an Akubra hat, with warm-weather clothing and thongs, and riding in a ute pulled by kangaroos, (e.g. Six White Boomers by Rolf Harris).
Recorded celebrations of the 26 January date back to 1808 in Australia, and in 1818, Governor Lachlan Macquarie held the first official celebration of Australia Day. [ 34 ] 26 January was chosen because it is the day of the establishment of the first British settlement at Port Jackson by Captain Arthur Phillip in 1788. [ 35 ]
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