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It is a public holiday in the United Kingdom's overseas territories, although not in the UK itself, where traditionally, events are held on a Saturday and, hence, not a working day.
When the reigning British monarch is a King, then it is known as the King's Birthday or King's Official Birthday.
It is generally celebrated in June, except in the Falkland Islands, where it is celebrated on April 21, the exact date of the Queen Elizabeth II's birthday, as June is a winter month in the Islands.
In Australia (except Western Australia, which has a Foundation Day a week earlier), it is the second Monday in June . The only civic occasion of note associated with the day is the release of the "Queen's Birthday honours list", on which new members are inducted into the Order of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service". The order was established on February 14, 1975, when Queen Elizabeth II signed L. It also serves as the opening weekend to Australia's snow season, though it is quite common for there to be no ski able snow until much later. One reason why the holiday survives, despite the lack of enthusiasm for the subject, is the lack of other public holidays and celebrations in Australia's winter months (as distinct from the Northern HemisphereThe Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet's surface (or celestial sphere) that is north of the equator. On Earth, the Northern Hemisphere contains most of the land and population. Winter occurs around December to February and Summer around June to A where ChristmasChristmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a traditional holiday in the Christian calendar which takes place on the twenty-fifth day of December and celebrates the nativity of Jesus Christ. Christmas is also celebrated as a secular holiday throughout mu and New Year's DayNew Year's Day is the first day of the year, in the Gregorian calendar. In modern times, it is January 1. In most countries, it is a holiday. It is still celebrated as a religious holy day on January 14 by those who still follow the Julian calendar such a fall in the middle of winter).
In New ZealandFor alternative meanings, see New Zealand (disambiguation). New Zealand is a country formed of two major islands and a number of smaller islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. A common Mori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa popularly translated as Land, it is the first Monday in June , and owing to the climate being colder than Australia's, does usually serve as the opening weekend to the country's snow season.
It ceased to be a public holiday in Hong KongThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or Hong Kong (, pinyin: Xinggng, WG: Hsiang-kang, Cantonese IPA, Jyutping or Penkyamp: hoeng1 gong2, meaning Fragrant Harbour , is one of two Special Administrative Regions (SARs) of the People's Republic of Chi after the territory's return to ChinaThe People's Republic of China PRC comprises most of the cultural, historic, and geographic area known as China. Since its founding in 1949, it has been led by the Communist Party of China (CPC). It is the world's most populous country, with a population in 19971997 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Reef''. Events January January 3 NBC's Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 Mister Rogers receives a star on t.
According to the legislation creating Victoria Day, Canada celebrates the Queen's official birthday on that general holiday in May. However, it is not widely known that the day is intended to honour of the current queen as well as Queen Victoria.
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