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Sunday 9 May 2010
This is Mother's Day in most countries in the world. This honorary day to mothers all over the world started as spring celebrations in ancient Greece. In the 17^th century England celebrated a day called "Mothering Sunday" on the 4th Sunday of Lent (the 40 day period leading up to Easter), honoring the mothers of England. The servants for the wealthy would live at the houses of their employers. On Mothering Sunday the servants would have the day off and were encouraged to return home and spend the day with their mothers. A special cake, called the mothering cake, was often brought along to provide a festive touch.

Monday 26 April 2010
Cody's 10th birthday! Cody had a ten pin bowling birthday party on the following Saturday at Garden City Bowl with a themed cake:

Sunday 25 April 2010
This is a public holiday in New Zealand. It is Anzac Day; originally this day paid tribute to the ANZAC (Australia & New Zealand Army Corps) troops who were killed in the World War I Gallipoli campaign. New Zealand's part began on 25 April 1915 when they landed at what became known as Anzac Cove on the Turkish peninsula. The campaign against Germany's allies lasted eight disastrous months and resulted in the deaths of 2,721 New Zealand soldiers with another thousands wounded. It was first officially celebrated in 1921, when it became a public holiday to remember the courage and sacrifice of all New Zealanders who fought and died in the Great War. Later Anzac Day expanded to include remembrance for New Zealanders lost during World War II and other wars - and honour all returned servicemen and women.

Sunday 4 April 2010
Daylight Saving ends in New Zealand. At 3.00am time is set back 1 hour to 2.00am.

Tuesday 16 February 2010
This is Shrove Tuesday, a.k.a. Pancake Day. It is the day before Lent, which is the 40-day period of abstaining until Easter. The tradition of eating pancakes on this day is thought to have originated in England, where the day of eating pancakes, partying and gaming has been held since the 15th century.

Sunday 6 February 2010
This is a public holiday in New Zealand. It is Waitangi Day; the day that the signing of the Waitangi Treaty is remembered.

Sunday 6 December 2009 - Friday 15 January 2010
Holiday trip to Belgium and the Netherlands!

Friday 13 November 2009
This is a public holiday in the Canterbury region. It's Christchurch Show Day. The region's offcial anniversary was originally held around 16 December, marking the arrival of the the Charlotte Jane, the first ship to anchor at Lyttelton on Monday 16 December 1850. The anniversary day was moved to the Friday of Show Week in the 1950s.

Wednesday 4 November 2009
This is Guy Fawkes Day - the day to commemorate the foiling of the attempt led by Guy Fawkes in 1605 to blow up the king and members of Parliament in retaliation for increasing repression of Roman Catholics in England, known as the Gunpowder Plot. It is therefore celebrated with fireworks. The picture shows the fireworks display at the New Brighton pier in Christchurch.

Saturday 31 October 2009
This is Halloween! Originally an end-of-summer observation, it marks the beginning of the Celtic New Year (Irish). The name Halloween is derived from All Saints Day, which is 1 November. This Roman Catholic day used to be called All Hallow Day. All Hallow's Eve became known as Halloween during the course of history. 2 November is All Souls Day - the day to honor the dead. It was celebrated with people dressing up as saints, angels and devils. A mixture of these influences makes Halloween what it is today.

Monday 26 October 2009
Rylan celebrates his 7^th birthday!
Also this is a public holiday in New Zealand. It's Labour day. It celebrates the accomplishment of an eight-hour working day, a right that New Zealand workers had been among the first in the world to claim, when in 1840 the carpenter Samuel Parnell had won an eight-hour day in Wellington. Traditionally government employees were given the day off to attend the celebrations. A statutory holiday was created in 1900 and then "Mondaynised" in 1910. After World War I the festivities faded and nowadays it's just another holiday.

Sunday 27 September 2009
Daylight Saving starts in New Zealand. At 2.00am time is brought forward by 1 hour to 3.00am.

Sunday 6 September 2009
This is Father's Day in New Zealand. This honorary day to fathers is said to have started in Spokane, Washington State in the US in 1909. A day to honour fathers around the country was proposed to remember the Civil War veterans. During the 20^th century the idea developed throughout the United States, but it wasn't until the 1960s and 70s when Father's Day spread over the world, each country deciding on its own official date.