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Festivals and observances
Australian festival and celebration Stories
Festivals
National celebrations and observances
- Australian of the Year Award (Australia Day, 26 January)
- Chinese New Year (usually February)
- Easter (usually March or April)
- ANZAC Day (25 April)
- Sorry Day and the Stolen Generations (May)
- International Museum Day (18 May)
- Reconciliation (National Reconciliation Week, 27 May to 3 June)
- Royal visits to Australia (Queen's Birthday, June)
- NAIDOC Week (July)
- Battle of Long Tan and the Vietnam War (anniversary in August)
- Melbourne Cup (November)
- Remembrance Day (11 November)
- Eureka Stockade (anniversary November-December)
- Christmas season celebrations in Australia (December)
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A photo of Santa arriving at the beach by boat. Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia: A1500, K26950.
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Link to festival resources
Listen, look & play
- Melbourne: festival city, short film
- Moomba belonged to my grandfather, short film
- Memories, short film
- Fay's story, short film
- Explore articles, snippets, images and videos of festivals in Australia through 2camels.com
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