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Public Holidays

10/6/2010

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On Monday, we had a public holiday. We had a barbeque at Al's mom and dad's house.
I had a sausage with spuds and a salad.
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And a lot of yummy cheese, crackers, fruit cake and strawberries for dessert. Please excuse the rest of these photos- the lighting wasn't ideal, and I used my iPhone as my camera.
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And some wine
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Penny's homemade fruit cake. YUM!
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Not only do you get four weeks of vacation time during the year (you can get even more the longer you work), but Australia gets a good amount of public holidays.

Here are South Australia's public holidays for 2010 (source: safework.sa.gov.au):

New Years Day-Jan 1
Australia Day (similar to US Independence Day)- Jan 26
Adelaide Cup Day (horse racing)- Monday, March 8
Good Friday
The Day After Good Friday (Easter Saturday?)
The Day After Easter (Easter Monday). Next year, I guess we get Tuesday off, too??
Anzac Day (similar to US Memorial Day)- April 26
Queen's Birthday and Volunteer Day- June 14
Labour Day- October 4
Christmas Day
Boxing Day (the day after Christmas)

How cool is it that we get a day off for a race? Businesses are also closed the day after Easter and Christmas. Very nice. I think America should definitely adopt Easter Monday.

Have a great night, everyone!
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