得益于iPAGE是New Zealand公司，所以我有幸享受New Zealand的法定假日。
最初的想法是想在这里谈谈Queen's Birthday，但是后来想到扩展一下这个主意：
在我为iPAGE工作的期间，每遇到New Zealand的特色节日我都会在这里和大家分享，谈谈节日的来历，相关的有趣故事等。
好了，从the first Monday in June的Queen's Birthday开始吧：
资料文字：
The Queen's Birthday holiday is a moveable feast in Australia and New Zealand.
It celebrates the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II who is not only Queen
of the United Kingdom but also Queen of Australia and New Zealand,
where the Queen's Birthday is a public holiday celebrated on a Monday
but on different dates.
Having the Queen's Birthday on a Monday results in a three-day holiday weekend.
In New Zealand, the Queen's Birthday holiday occurs on the first Monday in June.
In Australia, except in the state of Western Australia, it is
celebrated on the second Monday of June. The holiday also marks the
start of the Australian ski season.
In Western Australia, the Queen's Birthday holiday is celebrated in
late September or early October.
In point of fact, the Queen's birthday is neither in June nor October
but in April.
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary of the House of Windsor was born on April 21, 1926.
In 1952, on the death of her father, King George VI, Elizabeth
succeeded to the throne and was to be known thereafter as Queen
Elizabeth II.
Queen Elizabeth II continues to reign as Queen of Australia after a
referendum in 1999 resulted in the retention of Australia's
constitutional monarchy.
以下是我的翻译（水平有限，凑合看吧）：
在澳大利亚和新西兰，女王生日假期是一场可移动的盛宴。
这个节日庆祝伊丽莎白二世的生日。伊丽莎白二世不但是英国的女王，而且还是澳大利亚和新西兰的女王。英国女王的生日是一个公众假期，在一个星期一庆祝，但日期却不固定。
在星期一庆祝女王的生日，以致有了一个三天的周末假期。
在新西兰，女王的生日定在六月的第一个星期一。
在澳大利亚，除西部地区以外，女王的生日都在六月的第二个星期一庆祝，同时标志着澳大利亚滑雪季节的开始。
在西澳大利亚，女王的生日定在九月底或者十月初。
事实上，女王的生日既不在六月也不在十月，而是在四月。
伊丽莎白亚历山大玛丽of the House of Windsor出生于一九二六年四月二十一日。
一九五二年乔治六世国王去世后伊丽莎白成功继位并成为后人所知的伊丽莎白二世。
澳大利亚一九九九年公投后君主立宪制得到保留，所以伊丽莎白二世继续作为澳大利亚的女王。
PS:
*人物附图为：Queen Elizabeth II at the Sydney Opera House, March 13, 2006
(c) 2006 Larry Rivera
*更多信息可以参阅wikipedia：http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen's_Official_Birthday
最初的想法是想在这里谈谈Queen's Birthday，但是后来想到扩展一下这个主意：
在我为iPAGE工作的期间，每遇到New Zealand的特色节日我都会在这里和大家分享，谈谈节日的来历，相关的有趣故事等。
好了，从the first Monday in June的Queen's Birthday开始吧：
资料文字：
The Queen's Birthday holiday is a moveable feast in Australia and New Zealand.
It celebrates the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II who is not only Queen
of the United Kingdom but also Queen of Australia and New Zealand,
where the Queen's Birthday is a public holiday celebrated on a Monday
but on different dates.
Having the Queen's Birthday on a Monday results in a three-day holiday weekend.
In New Zealand, the Queen's Birthday holiday occurs on the first Monday in June.
In Australia, except in the state of Western Australia, it is
celebrated on the second Monday of June. The holiday also marks the
start of the Australian ski season.
In Western Australia, the Queen's Birthday holiday is celebrated in
late September or early October.
In point of fact, the Queen's birthday is neither in June nor October
but in April.
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary of the House of Windsor was born on April 21, 1926.
In 1952, on the death of her father, King George VI, Elizabeth
succeeded to the throne and was to be known thereafter as Queen
Elizabeth II.
Queen Elizabeth II continues to reign as Queen of Australia after a
referendum in 1999 resulted in the retention of Australia's
constitutional monarchy.
以下是我的翻译（水平有限，凑合看吧）：
在澳大利亚和新西兰，女王生日假期是一场可移动的盛宴。
这个节日庆祝伊丽莎白二世的生日。伊丽莎白二世不但是英国的女王，而且还是澳大利亚和新西兰的女王。英国女王的生日是一个公众假期，在一个星期一庆祝，但日期却不固定。
在星期一庆祝女王的生日，以致有了一个三天的周末假期。
在新西兰，女王的生日定在六月的第一个星期一。
在澳大利亚，除西部地区以外，女王的生日都在六月的第二个星期一庆祝，同时标志着澳大利亚滑雪季节的开始。
在西澳大利亚，女王的生日定在九月底或者十月初。
事实上，女王的生日既不在六月也不在十月，而是在四月。
伊丽莎白亚历山大玛丽of the House of Windsor出生于一九二六年四月二十一日。
一九五二年乔治六世国王去世后伊丽莎白成功继位并成为后人所知的伊丽莎白二世。
澳大利亚一九九九年公投后君主立宪制得到保留，所以伊丽莎白二世继续作为澳大利亚的女王。
PS:
*人物附图为：Queen Elizabeth II at the Sydney Opera House, March 13, 2006
(c) 2006 Larry Rivera
*更多信息可以参阅wikipedia：http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen's_Official_Birthday
