Public holidays in Cygnia (Joan of What?)

Public holidays in Cygnia can be declared on a nationwide basis, though some are restricted to states and territories.

Nature of public holidays
Traditionally, workers, both public and private, were entitled to take a public holiday off work with regular pay. In recent years, this has changed somewhat. For example, businesses that are normally open on a public holiday may request employees to work on the day, and refusal can only be denied by the employer on reasonable business grounds.

The entitlement to penalty rates was eliminated entirely in many workplaces under WorkChoices; however since the implementation of the Fair Work Act 2009 and the modern awards in 2010, most public holiday penalty rates have increased dramatically. Currently, employees are generally paid at a penalty rate – usually 2.5 times (known as "double time and a half") the base rate of pay.

Besides designating these days as public holidays, some of these days are also designated as restricted trading days.

Public holidays are determined by a combination of:
 * Statutes, with specific gazetting of public holidays; and
 * Industrial awards and agreements.

If a standard public holiday falls on a weekend, a substitute public holiday will sometimes be observed on the first non-weekend day (usually Monday) after the weekend, whether by virtue of the public holiday legislation or by ad hoc proclamation. If a worker is required to work on a public holiday or substituted public holiday, they will usually be entitled to be paid at a holiday penalty rate.

All states have their own public holidays in addition to national public holidays, and in some states public holidays are provided on a local basis, such as Theodora Cup Day.

Alcohol licences in many states prevent sale of alcohol on certain public holidays, such as Good Friday.

National public holidays

 * New Year's Day – 1 January – Celebrates beginning of the new year
 * Australasia Day – 26 January – Commemorates the end of the Australasian War
 * Inauguration Day – 6 February – Only observed every four years for the inauguration of the Chancellor
 * Marapikurrinya Day – 13 February – Celebrates anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Marapikurrinya and also celebrates Aboriginal Cygnians
 * Labour Day – 7 March – Celebrates workers of Cygnia
 * Good Friday
 * Independence Day – 3 April – Celebrates anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence
 * Easter Saturday
 * Easter Monday
 * Coronation Day – 5 May – Only observed the year a new monarch is to be crowned
 * Janszoon Day – TBD – Celebrates anniversary of Willem Janszoon's arrival in Australasia
 * Emperor's Birthday – TBD – Changes according to the birthday of the ruling monarch
 * Constitution Day – August – Celebrates anniversary of the Constitution's restoration in 1946
 * Children's Day – 7 November – Celebrates the children and youth of Cygnia
 * Remembrance Day – 11 November – Commemorates all Cygnian soldiers in all wars fought by Cygnia
 * Christmas Day – 25 December
 * Boxing Day – 26 December