| Boxing Day (n) | the day after Christmas |
| Chrissy (n) | Christmas |
| long weekend (n) | a three-day holiday weekend |
| Melbourne Cup (n) | most famous horse race in Australia, held in Melbourne the first Tuesday in November The whole country celebrates, goes to parties; women wear fancy hats. |
| silly season (adj) | The time from just before Christmas through Australia Day (Jan. 26), when everyone is on holiday and little gets done business-wise. |
| sky show (n) | fireworks show |