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Word List: Public holidays in New Zealand
- Waitangi Day, Waitangi Days
(noun) - Definition:
- a public holiday held each year on February 6 to celebrate the 1840 signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document
- Example:
- Waitangi Day and ANZAC Day are always commemorated on the exact date, as they commemorate specific historical events.
- Anzac Day, Anzac Days
(noun) - Definition:
- a public holiday in Australia and New Zealand on April 25th honouring the war dead from those countries
- Example:
- On Anzac Day, the country remembers those citizens who fell fighting.
- Queen's Birthday, Queen's Birthdays
(noun) - Definition:
- a holiday celebrated on the first Monday in June
- Example:
- School is off on The Queen's Birthday holiday.
- Labour Day, Labour Days
(noun) - Definition:
- an annual holiday celebrated on the fourth Monday in October, resulted from the labour union movement, to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers
- Example:
- Labour Day in Australia is celebrated on a different date than in New Zealand.
- Christmas Day, Christmas Days
(noun) - Definition:
- the 25th of December, a Christian holiday to commemorate the birth of Jesus
- Example:
- They celebrate Christmas Day with their family.
- Boxing Day, Boxing Days
(noun) - Definition:
- the day after Christmas Day, December 26th
- Example:
- Usually, the family sees their friends on Boxing Day.
- New Year's Day, New Year's Days
(noun) - Definition:
- a legal holiday in many countries to welcome the New Year on January 1
- Example:
- After celebrating, they were very tired on New Year's Day.
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/common-vocabulary/time-and-date/public-holidays-and-holidays/new-zealand/
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