1961 Holidays and Events in Melbourne, Australia

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1961, Sun	New Year's Day
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	1/2/1961, Mon	New Year's Day: Additional Observance Day
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	1/26/1961, Thu	Australia Day
Note 1999 Parades, special events
	2/15/1961, Wed	Chinese New Year Festival
Note the 1st 3 days of lunar New Year
	2/16/1961, Thu	Chinese New Year Festival
Note the 1st 3 days of lunar New Year
	2/17/1961, Fri	Chinese New Year Festival
Note the 1st 3 days of lunar New Year
	3/10/1961, Fri	Moomba Waterfest Festival
Note Large crowds, Street closed for parade on Labor Day Holiday Note: Reduced to one day in 2006 because of the Commonwealth Games
	3/11/1961, Sat	Moomba Waterfest Festival
Note Large crowds, Street closed for parade on Labor Day Holiday Note: Reduced to one day in 2006 because of the Commonwealth Games
	3/12/1961, Sun	Moomba Waterfest Festival
Note Large crowds, Street closed for parade on Labor Day Holiday Note: Reduced to one day in 2006 because of the Commonwealth Games
	3/13/1961, Mon	Labor Day
Note 2000 Streets closed for a parade as per agent
	3/26/1961, Sun	Palm Sunday
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	3/31/1961, Fri	Good Friday
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	4/1/1961, Sat	Easter Saturday
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	4/2/1961, Sun	Easter
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	4/3/1961, Mon	Easter Monday
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	4/25/1961, Tue	Anzac Day
Note Commemoration March
	6/12/1961, Mon	Queen's Birthday
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	9/30/1961, Sat	Australian Rules Rugby Semi-Finals
Note All Hotels Booked, large crowds
	11/7/1961, Tue	Melbourne Cup Day
Note Largest horse racing event in Australia. 1999 Crowds; hotels booked from weekend before to weeekend after
	12/24/1961, Sun	Christmas Eve
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	12/25/1961, Mon	Christmas Day
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	12/26/1961, Tue	Boxing Day
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	12/31/1961, Sun	New Year's Eve
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