January
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| Day |
Date |
Days of strict religious observance |
Other religious days of significance |
Other days of Indigenous or cultural significance |
Monash University holidays |
| Sunday |
1 |
New Year's Day
- Secular
Shogatsu (New Years)
- Shinto |
Mary, Mother of God
- Catholic Christian
Circumcision of Christ
- Christian
Feast of St Basil
- Orthodox Christian
Feast Of the Holy Name of Jesus
-Orthodox Christian
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New Year's Day - Australia Wide |
University Closed |
| Monday |
2 |
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New Year's Day Holiday - Australia Wide
Day after New Year's Day - New Zealand |
University Closed |
| Tuesday |
3 |
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New Year's Day Holiday - NZ |
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| Thursday |
5 |
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Twelfth Night
- Christian
Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh (Nanakshahi calendar)
- Sikh
Asara b'Tevet - Fast of the 10th Tevet
- Jewish |
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| Friday |
6 |
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Epiphany
- Christian
Feast of the Theophany
- Orthodox Christian
Nativity of Christ (Christmas Day)
- Armenian Christian
Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day)
- Hispanic Christian |
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| Saturday |
7 |
Nativity of Christ (Christmas Day)
- Orthodox Christian
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Christmas Day (Ethiopian)
- Rastafari |
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| Sunday |
8 |
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Baptism of the Lord Jesus
- Christian
First Sunday after Epiphany
- Christian |
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| Monday |
9 |
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Seijin no Hi (Coming of Age Day)
- Shinto |
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| Monday |
9-12 |
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Mahayana New Year**
- Buddhist |
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| Wednesday |
11 |
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Devonport Cup - Tasmania - Devonport |
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| Friday |
13 |
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St Hilary's Day
- Christian
Lohri
- Hindu
Maghi
- Sikh
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| Saturday |
14 |
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Makar Sankranti
- Hindu
Pongal
- Hindu
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| Sunday |
15 |
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World Religion Day*
- Baha'i |
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| Tuesday |
17 |
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Blessing of the Animals
- Hispanic Catholic Christian |
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| Wednesday |
18-25 |
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
- Christian |
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| Friday |
20 |
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Timkat
- Ethiopian Orthodox Christian
Baptism of Jesus Christ
- Orthodox Christian |
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| Saturday |
21 |
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St Agnes Day
- Christian |
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| Monday |
23 |
Chinese New Year
- Confucian/Daoist/Buddhist |
Mauni Amavasya
- Hindu |
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| Wednesday |
25 |
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Conversion of St Paul (St Paul's Day)
- Christian |
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| Thursday |
26 |
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Australia Day - Australia Wide |
University Holiday |
| Friday |
27 |
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International Holocaust Memorial Day
- Jewish
- Multifaith |
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| Saturday |
28 |
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St Thomas Aquinas
- Christian
Vasant Panchami**
- Hindu
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| Tuesday |
31 |
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Birthday of Guru Har Rai (Nanakshahi calendar)
- Sikh |
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February
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| Day |
Date |
Days of strict religious observance |
Other religious days of significance |
Other days of Indigenous or cultural significant |
Monash University holidays |
| Thursday |
2 |
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Candlemas
- Christian
St Brigid of Kildare Day
- Celtic Christians
Presentation of Christ in the Temple
- Anglican Christian
Triodion
- Orthodox Christian
Imbolc - Lughnassad
- Wicca/Pagan - northern and southern hemispheres
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| Friday |
3 |
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St Blaze Day
- Catholic Christians
Setsubun Sai
- Shinto
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| Saturday |
4 |
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Mawlid an Nabi*
- Islam |
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| Sunday |
5 |
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Four Chaplains Sunday
- Interfaith |
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| Monday |
6 |
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Waitangi Day - New Zealand |
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| Tuesday |
7 |
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Magha Puja
- Buddhist |
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| Wednesday |
8 |
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Parinirvana - Nirvana Day **
- Buddhist
Tu biSh'vat* (New Year for Trees)
- Judaism
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| Thursday |
9 |
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Mawlid an Nabi *
- Islam (Shia) |
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| Saturday |
11 |
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Our Lady of Lourdes
- Christian |
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| Monday |
13 |
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Third Anniversary of Apology
to the Stolen Generation
Royal Hobart Regatta - Southern Tasmania |
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| Tuesday |
14 |
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St Valentine's Day
- Christian |
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| Wednesday |
15 |
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Nirvana Day (alternate)**
- Buddhist |
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| Sunday |
19 |
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Meatfare Sunday
- Orthodox Christian
Transfiguration
- Christian
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| Monday |
20 |
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Mahashivratri
- Hindu |
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| Tuesday |
21 |
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Shrove Tuesday
- Christian |
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| Wednesday |
22 |
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Ash Wednesday - Lent Begins
- Christian |
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| Friday |
24 |
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St Mathew, Apostle and Evangelist
-Christian |
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| Sunday |
26 |
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Intercalary Days* through March 1
- Baha'i
Cheesefare Sunday
- Orthodox Christian
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| Monday |
27 |
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Clean Monday - Great Lent begins
- Orthoddox Christian |
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| Wednesday |
29 |
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Launceston Cup - Tasmania - Launceston |
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March
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| Day |
Date |
Days of strict religious observance |
Other religious days of significance |
Other days of Indigenous or cultural significance |
Monash University holidays |
| Thursday |
1 |
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St David of Wales's Day
- Christian |
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| Friday |
2-20 |
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Nineteen Day Fast* (start)
- Baha'i |
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| Saturday |
3 |
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Hina-matsuri (Festival of Dolls)
- Shinto
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| Sunday |
4 |
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Orthodox Sunday
- Orthodox Christian |
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| Monday |
5 |
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St Piran's Day
- Christian |
Labour Day - WA |
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| Tuesday |
6 |
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King Island Show - Tasmania - King Island |
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| Wednesday |
7 |
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Ta'anit Esther (Fast of Esther)
- Judaism
Magha Puja Day (Thailand)
- Buddhist
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| Thursday |
8 |
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Purim*
Judaism
Holi**
- Hindu
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| Friday |
9 |
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Hola Mohalla
- Sikh - Hindu
Shushan Purim
- Judaism
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| Monday |
12 |
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Adelaide Cup Day - SA
Canberra Day - ACT
Labour Day - Vic
Eight Hours Day - Tasmania |
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| Tuesday |
13 |
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Birthday of L. Ron Hubbard**
- Scientology |
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| Wednesday |
14 |
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Gurgadi Guru Har Rai
- Sikh
New Years Day
- Sikh
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| Saturday |
17 |
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St Patrick's Day
- Christian |
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| Sunday |
18 |
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Mothering Sunday
- Christian |
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| Monday |
19 |
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St Joseph, husband of the Blessed Mary
- Christian
Jotijot Guru Hargobind
- Sikh
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| Tuesday |
20 |
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Equinox
Ostara - Mabon
- Wicca/Pagan Northern & Southern Hemisphere
Shubun-sai (Equinox Day)
- Shinto
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| Wednesday |
21 |
Naw Ruz (New Year)*
- Baha'i |
Jamshedi Noruz (Fasli New Year)
- Zoroastrian
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Harmony Day
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| Friday |
23 |
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Hindi/Telugu/Ugadi New Year**
- Hindu
Prophet Zarathustra birth
- Zoroastrian
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| Friday |
23-1 |
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Ramayana**
- Hindu |
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| Saturday |
24 |
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National Close the Gap Day |
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| Sunday |
25 |
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Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Catholic Christian
Birthday of Empress Menen
- Rastafari
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| Monday |
26 |
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Khordad Sal (Fasli)
- Zoroastrian |
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| Wednesday |
28 |
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Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet Zaranhushtra) **
- Zoroastrian |
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| Saturday |
31 |
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Lent concludes
- Christian |
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April
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| Day |
Date |
Days of strict religious observance |
Other religious days of significance |
Other days of Indigenous or cultrual significance |
Monash University holidays |
Sunday
|
1 |
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Palm Sunday
- Christian
Ramanavami
- Hindu
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| Wednesday |
4
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Qingming
-Chinese Traditional |
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| Thursday |
5 |
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Maundy Thursday
- Christian |
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| Friday |
6 |
Good Friday
- Christian
Mahavir Jayanti**
- Jain
|
Ta'anit Bechorim (Fast of the First Born)
- Judaism
Theravada New Year (3 day festival)
- Buddhist
Lord's Evening Meal
- Jehovah's Witnesses Christian
Hanuman Jayanti
- Hindu
|
Good Friday - Australia Wide
Good Friday - New Zealand |
University Holiday |
| Friday |
6-9 |
|
Theravadin New Year**
- Buddhist |
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| Saturday |
7 |
Pesach (Passover, first day)*
- Judaism |
Lazarus Saturday
- Orthodox Christian
|
Easter Saturday - SA/Vic/NT/Qld/NSW |
University Holiday |
| Sunday |
8 |
Pesach (Passover, second day)
- Judiasm
Easter
- Christian
|
Palm Sunday
- Orthodox Christian
Hanamatsuri (Japan)
- Buddhist
|
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| Monday |
9 |
|
Easter Monday
- Christian |
Easter Monday - Australia Wide
Easter Monday - New Zealand |
University Holiday |
| Tuesday |
10 |
|
Easter Tuesday
- Christian |
Easter Tuesday - Tasmania |
University Holiday |
| Thursday |
12 |
|
Bikrami Samvat (Hindu New Year)
- Hindu |
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| Friday |
13 |
Pesach (Passover, second last day)*
- Judaism
Holy Friday
- Orthodox Christian
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| Saturday |
14 |
Baisakhi New Year
- Sikh - Hindu
Pesach (Passover) Final Day
- Judaism
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| Sunday |
15 |
Easter/Pascha
- Orthodox Christian |
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| Monday |
16 |
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Jotijot Guru Angad / Gurgadi Guru Amar Das / Jotijot Guru Harkrishan /Gurgadi Guru Tegh Bahadur
- Sikh
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| Wednesday |
18 |
|
Parkash Guru Angad / Parkash Guru Tegh Bahadur
- Sikh |
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| Thursday |
19 |
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Yom Hashoah (Jewish Holocaust Memorial Day)
- Jewish
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| Saturday |
21 |
First Day of Ridvan*
- Baha'i
|
Anniversary of Haile Selassie's visit to Jamaica
- Rastafari |
|
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| Monday |
23 |
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St George's Day
- Christian |
|
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| Tuesday |
24 |
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Akshaya Tritiya/Akha Teej
- Hindu |
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| Wednesday |
25 |
|
St Mark, Apostle and Evangelist
- Christian |
ANZAC Day - Australia Wide
ANZAC Day - New Zealand
|
University Holiday |
| Thursday |
26 |
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Yom haZikaron laShoah ve-laGvura (Israel Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day)
- Jewish |
|
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| Friday |
27 |
|
Yom haAtzma'ut (Independence Day Israel)
- Jewish |
|
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| Sunday |
29 |
Ninth Day of Ridvan*
- Baha'i |
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| Monday |
30 |
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St. James the Great Day
- Orthodox Christian |
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May
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| Day |
Date |
Days of strict religious observance |
Other religious days of significance |
Other days of Indigenous or cultural significance |
Monash University holidays |
| Tuesday |
1 |
|
Beltane - Samhain
- Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern Hemispheres
|
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|
| Wednesday |
2 |
Twelfth Day of Ridvan *
- Baha'i |
Parkash Guru Arjan
- Sikh |
|
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| Thursday |
3 |
|
St Philip the Apostle
- Christian
St James the Lesser
- Christian
National Day of Prayer
- Interfaith USA
|
|
|
| Friday |
4 |
|
|
Agfest - Tasmania - Circular Head |
|
| Saturday |
5 |
Buddha Day - Visakha Puja**
- Buddhist |
|
|
|
| Monday |
7 |
|
|
May Day - NT
Labour Day - Qld |
|
| Thursday |
10 |
|
Lag baOmer*
- Jewish |
|
|
| Thursday |
17 |
|
Ascension Day
- Christian |
|
|
| Sunday |
20 |
|
Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day)
- Jewish
|
|
|
| Wednesday |
23 |
Declaration of the Bab
- Baha'i |
Parkash Guru Amar Das
- Sikh |
|
|
| Thursday |
24 |
|
All Ascension of Jesus
- Orhtodox Christian |
|
|
| Saturday |
26 |
|
|
National Sorry Day
Australian Schools National Sorry Day |
|
| Sunday |
27 |
|
Pentecost
- Christian |
National Reconciliation Week May 27 to June 3 |
|
| Sunday |
27&28 |
Shavuot* (Festival of Weeks)
- Jewish |
|
|
|
| Tuesday |
29 |
Ascension of Baba'u'llah*
- Baha'i |
|
|
|
| Wednesday |
30 |
|
Ganga Dussehra
- Hindu |
|
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June
|
|
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|
| Day |
Date |
Days of strict religious observance |
Other religious days of significance |
Other days of Indigenous or cultural significance |
Monash University holidays |
| Sunday |
3 |
|
Trinity Sunday
- Christian
Pentecost
- Orthodox Christian
|
Mabo Day |
|
| Monday |
4 |
|
Visakha Bucha (Thailand)
- Buddhist |
Foundation Day - WA
Queen's Birthday - New Zealand |
|
| Thursday |
7 |
|
Corpus Christi
- Catholic Christian |
|
|
| Friday |
8 |
|
|
The Dreaming Festival - Woodford Qld
Barunga Festival - NT June 8 - 11
|
|
| Saturday |
9 |
|
St Columba of Iona
- Celtic Christian |
|
|
| Sunday |
10 |
|
All Saints
- Orthodox Christian |
|
|
| Monday |
11 |
|
Gurgadi Guru Hargobind
- Sikh |
Queen's Birthday - Australia except WA |
|
| Friday |
15 |
|
Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Catholic Christian |
|
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| Saturday |
16 |
|
Lailat al Miraj (Night journey to Heavens)* **
- Islam
Jotijot Guru Arjan
- Sikh
|
|
|
| Tuesday |
19 |
|
New Church Day
- Swedenborgian Christian |
|
|
| Wednesday |
20 |
|
Solstice
Litha - Yule*
- Wicca/Pagan Northern & Southern Hemisphere
Timkat
- Ethiopian orthodox Christian
|
|
|
| Thursday |
21 |
|
Rath Yatra
- Hindu
First Nations Day
- Canadian Native People
|
|
|
| Sunday |
24 |
|
St John the Baptist
- Christian |
|
|
| Friday |
29 |
|
Feast Day of Sts Peter and Paul
- Christian |
|
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July
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Day |
Date |
Days of strict religious observance |
Other religious days of significance |
Other days of Indigenous or cultural significance |
Monash University holidays |
| Sunday |
1 |
|
|
Coming of the Light Festival - Torres Strait Islanders
NAIDOC Week |
|
| Tuesday |
3 |
|
Asalha Puja Day**
- Buddhist
Guru Poomima
- Hindu
|
NAIDOC Week |
|
| Wednesday |
4 |
|
Lailat al Bara'ah (Night of Salvation)* **
- Islam |
NAIDOC Week |
|
| Thursday |
5 |
|
Parkash Guru Hargobind
- Sikh |
NAIDOC Week |
|
| Friday |
6 |
|
|
NAIDOC Week |
|
| Saturday |
7 |
|
|
NAIDOC Week |
|
| Sunday |
8 |
|
Fast of 17th Tammuz
- Jewish |
NAIDOC Week |
|
| Monday |
9 |
Martyrdom of the Bab*
- Baha'i |
|
|
|
| Wednesday |
11 |
|
St Benedict Day
- Catholic Christian |
|
|
| Friday |
13-16 |
|
Obon (Japan)**
- Buddhist -Shinto
Ulambana **
- Japan Buddhist
|
|
|
| Sunday |
15 |
|
St Vladimir the Great
- Christian
St Swithin's Day
- Christian |
|
|
| Thursday |
19 |
|
Jamshedi Noruz (Qadimi New Year)
- Zoroastrian |
|
|
| Friday |
20 |
Ramadan Begins* **
(30 days)
- Islam |
|
|
|
| Monday |
23 |
|
Parkash Guru Harkrishan
- Sikh
Birthday of Emperor Haile Selassie I
- Rastafari
|
|
|
| Tuesday |
24 |
|
Pioneer Day
- Mormon Christian
Naag Panchami
- Hindu
Khordad Sal (Qadimi)
- Zoroastrian
|
|
|
| Wednesday |
25 |
|
St. James The Greater Day
- Christian
|
|
|
| Sunday |
29 |
|
Tisha b'Av* (Fast of the 9th of Av)
- Judaism |
|
|
August
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Day |
Date |
Days of strict religious observance |
Other religious days of significance |
Other days of Indigenous or cultural significance |
Monash University holidays |
| Wednesday |
1 |
|
Lammas
- Christian
Fast in honor of Holy Mother of Lord Jesus
- Orthodox Christian
Lughnassad (Lammas) - Imbolc*
Wicca/Pagan Northern & Southern Hemispheres
|
|
|
| Thursday |
2 |
|
Rakh/Raksha Bandhan**
- Hindu
|
|
|
| Saturday |
4 |
|
|
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day |
|
| Monday |
6 |
|
Transfiguration of the Lord
- Orthodox Christian |
Picnic Day - NT
Bank Holiday - NSW |
|
| Thursday |
9 |
|
Jrishna Janmashtami**
- Hindu |
International Day of the
World’s Indigenous People |
|
| Friday |
10 |
|
Krishna Janmashtami (North India)**
- Hindu |
|
|
| Tuesday |
14 |
|
Lailat al Kadr (Night of Power) * **
- Islam |
|
|
| Wednesday |
15 |
|
Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary
- Catholic Christian
Dormition of the Theotokos
- Orthodox Christian |
Royal Queensland Show - Qld (Brisbane only)
|
|
| Friday |
17 |
|
Quds Day*
- Islam
Birthday of Marcus Garvey
- Rastafari
|
|
|
| Saturday |
18 |
|
Jamshedi Noruz (Shenshai New Year)
- Zoroastrian |
|
|
| Sunday |
19-21 |
Eid al Fitr* **
(end of Ramadan)
- Islam |
|
|
|
| Thursday |
23 |
|
Khordad Sal (Shenshai)
- Zoroastrian |
|
|
| Friday |
24 |
|
St Batholomew Day
- Christian
|
|
|
| Sunday |
26 |
|
|
Gurindji Freedom Day |
|
| Wednesday |
29 |
|
Beheading of John the Baptist
- Christian
Onam
- Hindu
|
|
|
September
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Day |
Date |
Days of strict religious observance |
Other religious days of significance |
Other days of Indigenous or cultural significance |
Monash University holidays |
| Saturday |
1 |
|
Ecclesiastical New Year
- Orthodox Christian
First Installation of Adi Granth
- Sikh
|
|
|
| Friday |
7 |
|
|
Indigenous Literacy Day |
|
| Saturday |
8 |
|
Nativity (Birthday) of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Christian
Nativity of the Theotokos
- Orthodox Christian |
|
|
| Tuesday |
11 |
|
Ethiopian New Year
- Rastafari |
|
|
| Friday |
14 |
|
Elevation of the Life Giving Cross - Holy Cross Day
- Christian |
|
|
| Sunday |
16 |
|
Jotijot Guru Amar Das / Gurgadi Guru Ramdas / Jotijot Guru Ramdas / Gurgadi Guru Arjan
- Sikh |
|
|
| Monday |
17-18 |
Rosh HaShanah* (New Year)
- Judaism |
|
|
|
| Tuesday |
18 |
|
Gurgadi Guru Angad
- Sikh |
|
|
| Wednesday |
19 |
|
Tzom Gedaliah (Fast of Gedaliah)
- Jewish
Ganesh Chaturthi**
- Hindu
|
|
|
| Thursday |
20-29 |
|
Paryushana Parva**
- Jain |
|
|
| Saturday |
22 |
|
Equinox
Mabon - Ostara
- Wicca/Pagan Northern & Southern Hemisphere
Jotijot Guru Nanak
- Sikh
|
|
|
| Wednesday |
26 |
Yom Kippur*
(Day of Atonement)
- Judaism |
|
|
|
| Friday |
28 |
|
Meskel
- Ethiopian Orthodox Christian |
|
|
| Saturday |
29 |
|
Michael and All Angels/St Michael's Day
- Christian
|
|
|
October
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Day |
Date |
Days of strict religious observance |
Other religious days of significance |
Other days of Indigenous or cultural significance |
Monash University holidays |
| Monday |
1-7 |
|
Sukkot*
- Judaism
|
|
|
| Monday |
1 |
Sukkot*
(Primary Obligation Day)
- Judaism |
|
Labour Day - SA/ACT/NSW
Queen's Birthday - WA |
|
| Tuesday |
2 |
Sukkot*
(Primary Obligation Day)
- Judaism |
Feast of the Guaridan Angels
- Catholic Christian |
|
|
| Thursday |
4 |
|
St Francis Day
- Catholic Christian
Blessing of the Animals
- Christian
|
|
|
| Friday |
5 |
|
|
Burnie Show - Tasmania |
|
| Saturday |
6 |
|
Holy Apostle St Thomas Day
- Orthodox Christian |
|
|
| Sunday |
7 |
|
Hoshana Rabbah
- Judaism |
|
|
| Monday |
8 |
Shemini Atzeret*
- Judaism |
Thanksgiving
- Canada Interfaith
|
Family & Community Day - ACT
|
|
| Tuesday |
9 |
Simchat Torah*
- Judaism |
Parkash Guru Ramdas
- Sikh
|
|
|
| Thursday |
11 |
|
|
Royal Launceston Show - Tas |
|
| Saturday |
13 |
|
St Edward's Day
- Christian |
|
|
| Tuesday |
16-23 |
|
Navaratri begins**
- Hindu |
|
|
| Thursday |
18 |
|
St Luke, Apostle and Evangelist
-Christian |
|
|
| Friday |
19 |
|
|
Flinders Island Show - Tasmania
|
|
| Saturday |
20 |
Birth of the Báb*
- Baha'i |
Jotijot Guru Har Rai / Gurgadi Guru Harkrishan / Gurgadi Guru Granth Sahib
- Sikh
Durga Puja begins
- Hindu
|
|
|
| Sunday |
21 |
|
Jotijot Guru Gobind Singh
- Sikh
|
Safe Work Week October 21 - 27 |
|
| Monday |
22 |
|
|
Labour Day - New Zealand
|
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| Wednesday |
24 |
|
Dussehra**
- Hindu
|
|
|
| Thursday |
25 |
|
Waqf al Arafa - Hajj Day*
- Islam |
Royal Hobart Show - Tasmania |
|
| Friday |
26-29 |
Eid al Adha * **
(Festival of Sacrifice)
- Islam |
|
|
|
| Sunday |
28 |
|
Milvian Bridge Day
- Christian
Reformation Day**
- Protestant Christian
|
|
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| Wednesday |
31 |
|
All Hallows Eve
- Christian
Samhain (Hallowe'en)
- Pagan |
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November
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| Day |
Date |
Days of strict religious observance |
Other religious days of significance |
Other days of Indigenous or cultural significance |
Monash University holidays |
| Thursday |
1 |
|
All Saint's Day
- Christian
Samhain - Beltane*
- Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern Hemispheres
|
|
|
| Friday |
2 |
|
All Soul's Day
- Catholic Christian
Coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie I
- Rastafari
Karva Chauth
- Hindu
|
|
|
| Monday |
5 |
|
|
Recreation Day - Northern Tasmania |
|
| Tuesday |
6 |
|
|
Melbourne Cup Day - Vic
|
|
| Sunday |
11 |
|
Armistice Day
- Multifaith
Dhan Teras
- Hindu
Jain New Year**
- Jain
|
|
|
| Monday |
12 |
Birth of Baha'u'llah*
- Baha'i |
|
|
|
| Tuesday |
13 |
Diwali - Deepavali**
(Festival of Lights)
- Hindu - Jain - Sikh
|
|
|
|
| Wednesday |
14 |
|
Govardhan Puja
- Hindu |
|
|
| Thursday |
15 |
|
Al Hijra - New Year* **
- Islam
Bhai Duj
- Hindu
Nativity Fast through December 25
- Orthodox Christian
Shichigosan (7-5-3 festival)
- Shinto
|
|
|
| Saturday |
17 |
|
Chhath Puja beins (Nahai Khai)
- Hindu |
|
|
| Tuesday |
20 |
|
Chhath Puja ends (Suryodaya Argh)
- Hindu
|
|
|
| Wednesday |
21 |
|
Yule
- Christian |
|
|
| Thursday |
22 |
|
Thanksgiving
- USA Interfaith |
|
|
| Friday |
23 |
|
Niinamesei
- Shinto |
|
|
| Saturday |
24 |
|
Ashura* **
- Islam
Gurgadi Guru Gobind Singh / Jotijot Guru Tegh Bahadur
- Sikh
|
|
|
| Sunday |
25 |
|
Christ the King
- Christian |
|
|
| Monday |
26 |
|
Day of Covenant*
- Baha'i
|
|
|
| Wednesday |
28 |
|
Ascension of Abdu'l-Baha*
- Baha'i
Parkash Guru Nanak
- Sikh
|
|
|
| Friday |
30 |
|
St Andrew's Day
- Christian |
Devonport Show - Tasmania
|
|
December
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Day |
Date |
Days of strict religious observance |
Other religious days of significance |
Other days of Indigenous or cultural significance |
Monash University holidays |
| Sunday |
2 |
|
Advent - First Sunday
- Christian
|
|
|
| Thursday |
6 |
|
St Nicholas Day
- Christian |
|
|
| Saturday |
8 |
|
Bodhi Day (Rohatsu)**
- Buddhist
Immaculate Conception of Mary
- Catholic Christian
Nativity of Mary
- Christian
Chanukah (first night)
- Judaism
|
|
|
| Sunday |
9-15 |
|
Chanukah*
- Judaism |
|
|
| Wednesday |
12 |
|
Feast day - Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Catholic Christian
Advent Fast Begins
- Orthodox Christian
|
|
|
| Thursday |
13 |
|
St Lucy's Day
- Christian |
|
|
| Saturday |
15 |
|
Chanukah (final night)
- Judaism
|
|
|
| Friday |
21 |
|
St Thomas Day
- Catholic Christian
Solstice
Yule - Litha
- Wicca/Pagan Northern & Southern Hemisphere
Yule
- Christian
Martyrdom Guru Gobind Singhs Eldest two sons
- Sikh
|
|
Last working day - All staff
|
| Saturday |
22 |
|
|
|
University Closed |
| Sunday |
23 |
|
|
|
University Closed |
| Monday |
24 |
|
Christmas Eve
- Christian |
|
University Closed |
| Tuesday |
25 |
Christmas*
- Christian |
Feast of the Nativity**
- Orthodox Christian |
Christmas Day - Australia Wide, NZ |
University Closed |
| Wednesday |
26 |
|
Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra)**
- Zoroastrian
Boxing Day
- Secular
Saint Stephen, Deacon and Martyr
- Christian
Martyrdom Guru Gobind Singhs Youngest two sons
- Sikh
|
Boxing Day - New Zealand & Australia except SA
Proclamation Day - SA
|
University Closed |
| Thursday |
27 |
|
St John, Apostle and Evangelist
- Christian |
|
University Closed |
| Friday |
28 |
|
Holy Innocents
- Christian |
|
University Closed |
| Saturday |
29 |
|
|
|
University Closed |
| Sunday |
30 |
|
Feast of the Holy Family
- Catholic Christian |
|
University Closed |
| Monday |
31 |
|
Watch Night
- Christian |
|
University Closed |
|
|
* begins at sunset of previous day |
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** local customs may vary this day |
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