Australian traditional days

• Christmas Day 25 December every year 
• Boxing Day, after Christmas Day,
• Australia Day, 26 January, is the day Australians celebrate the founding of the first European settlement in Australia in 1788.
• Anzac Day, 25 April, the day Australian soldiers landed at Gallipoli in Turkey in 1915 during WWI. This day is in memory of those who fought for Australia and those who lost their lives in war. The day has ceremonies, the laying of wreaths and military parades.
• Melbourne Cup Day, on the first Tuesday of November each year, is a public holiday Melbourne. The Melbourne Cup is a world-famous horse race which brings Australia almost to a standstill. For a few minutes, most people stop to watch the race on television.