Holidays and gift giving occasions in Australia
In Australia the National Public Holidays that are celebrated uniformly throughout the country are:
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Monday | New Year's Day |
| Jan 6 | Saturday | Epiphany |
| Jan 7 | Sunday | Orthodox Christmas Day |
| Jan 14 | Sunday | Orthodox New Year |
| Jan 26 | Friday | Australia Day |
| Jan 31 | Wednesday | Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day) |
| Feb 12 | Monday | Royal Hobart Regatta |
| Feb 13 | Tuesday | Carnival/Shrove Tuesday |
| Feb 14 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday |
| Feb 14 | Wednesday | Valentine's Day |
| Feb 16 | Friday | Chinese New Year |
| Mar 1 | Thursday | Purim |
| Mar 5 | Monday | Labour Day |
| Mar 12 | Monday | Labour Day |
| Mar 12 | Monday | Eight Hours Day |
| Mar 12 | Monday | Adelaide Cup |
| Mar 12 | Monday | Canberra Day |
| Mar 17 | Saturday | St Patrick's Day |
| Mar 20 | Tuesday | March equinox |
| Mar 21 | Wednesday | Harmony Day |
| Mar 25 | Sunday | Palm Sunday |
| Mar 29 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday |
| Mar 30 | Friday | Good Friday |
| Mar 31 | Saturday | First day of Passover |
| Mar 31 | Saturday | Holy Saturday |
| Mar 31 | Saturday | Daylight Saving Time ends |
| Apr 1 | Sunday | Easter Day |
| Apr 1 | Sunday | Easter Day |
| Apr 1 | Sunday | Easter Day |
| Apr 2 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| Apr 3 | Tuesday | Easter Tuesday |
| Apr 6 | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday |
| Apr 7 | Saturday | Last day of Passover |
| Apr 7 | Saturday | Orthodox Holy Saturday |
| Apr 8 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter |
| Apr 9 | Monday | Orthodox Easter Monday |
| Apr 11 | Wednesday | Yom HaShoah |
| Apr 13 | Friday | Isra and Mi'raj |
| Apr 19 | Thursday | Yom HaAtzmaut |
| Apr 25 | Wednesday | ANZAC Day |
| Apr 25 | Wednesday | ANZAC Day |
| Apr 25 | Wednesday | ANZAC Day |
| May 3 | Thursday | Lag B'Omer |
| May 7 | Monday | May Day |
| May 10 | Thursday | Ascension Day |
| May 13 | Sunday | Mother's Day |
| May 16 | Wednesday | Ramadan begins |
| May 20 | Sunday | Pentecost |
| May 20 | Sunday | Shavuot |
| May 21 | Monday | Whit Monday |
| May 26 | Saturday | National Sorry Day |
| May 27 | Sunday | Trinity Sunday |
| May 28 | Monday | Reconciliation Day |
| May 31 | Thursday | Corpus Christi |
| Jun 4 | Monday | Western Australia Day |
| Jun 6 | Wednesday | Queensland Day |
| Jun 10 | Sunday | Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Destiny) |
| Jun 11 | Monday | Queen's Birthday |
| Jun 15 | Friday | Eid-al-Fitr |
| Jun 21 | Thursday | June Solstice |
| Jul 1 | Sunday | First Day of NAIDOC Week |
| Jul 22 | Sunday | Tisha B'Av |
| Aug 6 | Monday | New South Wales Bank Holiday |
| Aug 6 | Monday | Northern Territory Picnic Day |
| Aug 15 | Wednesday | Assumption of Mary |
| Aug 15 | Wednesday | Royal National Agricultural Show Day Queensland |
| Aug 22 | Wednesday | Eid-al-Adha |
| Sep 2 | Sunday | Father's Day |
| Sep 10 | Monday | Rosh Hashana |
| Sep 12 | Wednesday | Muharram/Islamic New Year |
| Sep 19 | Wednesday | Yom Kippur |
| Sep 23 | Sunday | September equinox |
| Sep 24 | Monday | First day of Sukkot |
| Sep 24 | Monday | Queen's Birthday |
| Sep 24 | Monday | Family & Community Day |
| Sep 30 | Sunday | Last day of Sukkot |
| Oct 1 | Monday | Shmini Atzeret |
| Oct 1 | Monday | Queen's Birthday |
| Oct 1 | Monday | Labour Day |
| Oct 2 | Tuesday | Simchat Torah |
| Oct 4 | Thursday | Feast of St Francis of Assisi |
| Oct 6 | Saturday | Daylight Saving Time starts |
| Oct 31 | Wednesday | Halloween |
| Nov 1 | Thursday | All Saints' Day |
| Nov 2 | Friday | All Souls' Day |
| Nov 5 | Monday | Recreation Day |
| Nov 6 | Tuesday | Melbourne Cup Day |
| Nov 7 | Wednesday | Diwali/Deepavali |
| Nov 11 | Sunday | Remembrance Day |
| Nov 21 | Wednesday | Prophet's Birthday |
| Dec 2 | Sunday | First Sunday of Advent |
| Dec 3 | Monday | First Day of Hanukkah |
| Dec 8 | Saturday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
| Dec 10 | Monday | Last day of Hanukkah |
| Dec 22 | Saturday | December Solstice |
| Dec 24 | Monday | Christmas Eve |
| Dec 25 | Tuesday | Christmas Day |
| Dec 26 | Wednesday | Boxing Day |
| Dec 31 | Monday | New Year's Eve |
All other public holidays such as Queen's Birthday and Labour Day are individually declared by the state and territory governments. Therefore, before sending your parcel, be sure to check the official state websites to discover which dates are celebrated in your destination state, to ensure you don’t have a delay in your delivery.