Unofficial observances in New Zealand
Apart from the official Holidays in New Zealand and Public holidays in New Zealand, usually celebrated by a paid day off work, there are a number of 'unofficial observances in New Zealand that are celebrated for days, weeks or months.
Days
- Chinese New Years in January/February (varies)
- Valentine's Day 14 February
- Children's Day first Sunday in March
- World Book Day 4 March
- International Women's Day 8 March
- Walk To Work Day 10 March
- St Patricks Day 17 March
- Race Relations Day 22 March
- April Fool's Day 1 April
- J Day 3 May
- Mother's Day second Sunday in May
- World No Tobacco Day 31 May
- Matariki in May or June (varies)
- World Refugee Day 20 June
- International Day of Indigenous People 9 August
- World Youth Day 12 August
- Cancer Society Daffodil Day last Friday of August
- Random Acts of Kindness Day 1 September
- Father's Day first Sunday in September
- eDay 12 September
- Loud Shirt Day 17 September(6)
- International Talk Like a Pirate Day 19 September
- Breast Cancer “Pink Ribbon” Day 8 October
- Halloween 31 October
- Diwali 3 November
- Guy Fawkes 5 November
- “White Ribbon Day” for the Elimination of Violence against Women 25 November
- Aids Foundation “Red Ribbon Day” 1 December
- International Day of Disabled Persons 3 December
- World Volunteers Day 5 December
- World Human Rights Day 10 December
Weeks
- Sea Week 27 Feb to 6 March [1]
- New Zealand Sign Language Week from 2 May
- Coeliac Awareness Week from 16 to 22 May
- Youth Week from 21 to 29 May
- Samoan Language Week 30 May to 5 June
- Teach a Kid to Sew Week 3rd week in June
- Māori Language Week
- New Zealand Islam Awareness from 2 August
- New Zealand Conservation Week 12–19 September[2]
- National Clean Up Week 17–24 September (7)
- New Zealand Fashion Week 21–25 September (5)
- Grandparents Week from 27 October to 1 November
Months
- New Zealand Book Month September from 2006 to 2008, October in 2009, March from 2011 to 2013 and August in 2014;[3] not held in 2015[4]
- New Zealand Music Month May
References
- ↑ http://seaweek.org.nz/
- ↑ "Show New Zealand how much you love it". Department of Conservation. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ↑ "New Zealand Book Month". NZHistory. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- ↑ "NZ Book Month Announcement". Booksellers New Zealand. April 30, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- (2) http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1008/S00302/random-acts-of-kindness-day.htm
- (3) http://www.giftbarn.co.nz/fathers-day-new-zealand.htm
- (4) http://www.eday.org.nz/
- (5) http://www.nzfashionweek.com/
- (6) http://www.loudshirtday.co.nz/
- (7) http://nationalcleanupweek.knzb.org.nz/
- (8) http://www.sewmuchfun.co.nz
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