Celebrations, Commemorations and Special Days

Celebration - refers to festivities around an important day or event e.g. Christmas Day; birthday; Mardi Gras.
Commemoration - refers to a ceremony where an event or person/s from the past are remembered e.g. ANZAC Day; Bastille Day; Anniversary of 9/11.
Special Days - refer to days that are about a person (e.g. Guy Fawkes; Queens Birthday), thing (e.g. Kite Day) or instance (e.g. Australia Day).

It should be noted that the above may cross over into other categories. For example, Bastille Day is a day of remembrance, but it is also a celebration. 

January
February
14th - Valentines Day

March
April
25th - ANZAC Day

May
Mother's Day

June
July
August
September
Father's Day

October
31st - Halloween

November
First Tuesday - Melbourne Cup Day
11th - Remembrance Day;   questions;

December
25th - Christmas Day
26th - Boxing Day,
        - St Stephen's Feast Day
27th - St John's Feast Day
28th - Holy Innocents Day
31st - Hogmanay
        - New Year's Eve


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