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  • Re: Christmas Down Under?

    From wn@wn@nosuch.com (Willy Nilly) to soc.culture.new-zealand,nz.general on Thu Jun 25 07:54:54 2026
    From Newsgroup: nz.general

    On Thu, 25 Jun 2026, David Dalton <dalton@nfld.com> wrote:
    Does anybody celebrate Christmas on June 25 (so just
    after the winter solstice) in Australia or New Zealand?

    No, we have too many holidays as it is. Next week we'll have
    Matariki, which is the Maori New Year. Yes, we celebrate New Year's
    twice every year, thrice if you count Jan 2. What the heck, let's add
    your holiday and make it 4 New Year's holidays per year.

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  • From Mutley@mutley2000@hotmail.com to soc.culture.new-zealand,nz.general on Fri Jun 26 16:45:23 2026
    From Newsgroup: nz.general

    wn@nosuch.com (Willy Nilly) wrote:

    On Thu, 25 Jun 2026, David Dalton <dalton@nfld.com> wrote:
    Does anybody celebrate Christmas on June 25 (so just
    after the winter solstice) in Australia or New Zealand?

    No, we have too many holidays as it is. Next week we'll have
    Matariki, which is the Maori New Year. Yes, we celebrate New Year's
    twice every year, thrice if you count Jan 2. What the heck, let's add
    your holiday and make it 4 New Year's holidays per year.

    Chines and Indian new years coming soon.
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