Editing Culture of Australia (section)

==Public holidays==
{{Main|Public holidays in Australia}}
[[File:Dawn service gnangarra 03.jpg|thumb|left|[[Anzac Day]] dawn services are held throughout Australia every April.]]

The national [[Australia Day]] holiday is celebrated on 26 January,<ref name="holidays">{{Cite web |title=2024 public holidays |url=https://www.fairwork.gov.au/employment-conditions/public-holidays/2024-public-holidays |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=fairwor.gov.au}}</ref> the anniversary of the day [[First Fleet]] Captain [[Arthur Phillip]] first raised the [[Union Jack]] flag in [[Sydney Cove]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 January 2024 |title=Australia Day wasn't always on 26 January. Why is the national holiday on that date now? |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australia-day-wasnt-always-on-26-january-why-is-the-national-holiday-on-that-date-now/n2x3sl3vs |access-date=22 August 2024 |website=SBS}}</ref> That date marks the beginning of modern Australia and national awards are distributed to distinguished citizens for services to the community, as on the King's Birthday.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Australian honours and awards |url=https://www.governor.vic.gov.au/events/australian-honours-and-awards |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=Governor of Victoria |language=en}}</ref>

Also strongly associated with Australian nationhood is [[Anzac Day]]. It specifically commemorates the landing of troops in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) at [[Gallipoli]] on 25 April 1915. The day is named in their honour but more generally commemorates all Australians who have fought in wars.<ref name="ANZAC day">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=31 March 2017 |title=Anzac Day traditions and rituals: a quick guide |url=https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/rp1617/Quick_Guides/TraditionsRituals |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=www.aph.gov.au |language=en-AU}}</ref>

The Christian festivals of [[Easter]] and [[Christmas]] are public holidays in Australia. Christmas Day, 25 December, falls during the [[Southern Hemisphere]] summer.<ref name= "holidays" />

The [[King's Birthday]] is generally observed on the second Monday in June, except in Western Australia, where it usually is observed in September or October to distance it from [[Western Australia Day]].<ref name= "holidays" />

[[New Year's Day]] is celebrated and coincidentally marks the date upon which the Australian colonies officially federated in 1901.<ref name= "holidays" />

[[Labour Day|Labor Day]] is also a public holiday, but on different days throughout the nation.<ref name= "holidays" />