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Archive for the ‘Australian Holidays’ Category

February 6th, 2008

New Zealand’s Waitangi Day

February 6 is Waitangi Day in New Zealand, a national holiday that commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi on that date in 1840. The Treaty of Waitangi made New Zealand part of the British Empire and gave the native Maori rights of British citizens including the right to vote and own land. […]

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January 26th, 2008

Australia Day

January 26 is Australia Day, the national holiday of the “Land Down Under.” The day, which commemorates the first European colony in Australia begun in 1788, is marked with fireworks, parades, ferry races, and family gatherings.
Australia Day is also when the Australian Prime Minister announces the annual “Australian of the Year” award. […]

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