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AUSTRALIA Holidays and Observances:
1 Jan
New Year’s Day
26 Jan
Australia Day
1 Mar
Labour Day (WA)
8 Mar
Eight Hours Day (Tas)
8 Mar
Labour Day (Vic)
2 Apr
Good Friday
3 Apr
Holy Saturday
4 Apr
Easter Day
5 Apr
Easter Monday
25 Apr
Anzac Day
3 May
May Day (NT)
3 May
Labour Day (Qld)
14 Jun
Queen’s Birthday (Most regions)
27 Sep
Queen’s Birthday (WA)
4 Oct
Labour Day (SA)
4 [...]
ABACUS 7/2010
Chinese banks operate much differently than western banks, but that is another subject all together.
During travels throughout China it is not unusual to see shop keepers in rural (countryside) areas using an abacus to tally a customer’s purchases. Usually they have a modern cash register and/or a calculator but they still prefer to use [...]
QING MING JIE
I SENT MY STUDENTS A “HAPPY QING MING JIE FESTIVAL” MESSAGE. MANY STUDENTS CRITICIZED ME BECAUSE THEY SAID IT IS NOT A HAPPY FESTIVAL BUT A SAD ONE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS THREAD IS NOT TO ATTACK ANYONE BUT TO MERELY COMPARE CULTURES.
Why is this a morbid festival? Why is everyone so sad?
When [...]
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