Christmas is an exciting time of the year for Australians, and as part of this season, people get together with family and friends to celebrate. Many Christian families use this time to celebrate the birth of Christ by worshipping at their local churches on Christmas Eve, or on Christmas Day.
On Christmas Day (December 25th) you will find that most shopping centres are closed. Some Petrol stations and a few small supermarkets may be open on limited opening hours. The major shopping Supermarkets WILL be closed (eg. Coles and Woolworths) during this time.
Boxing Day (December 26th) is also a public holiday where major shops are closed. The Movie cinemas however, will be open and many new release movies premier on this day.
Most shopping centres reopen on the 27th December.
New Years Eve is also a time when many people celebrate the New Year at Midnight. Shops will again be closed on New Years Day (January 1, 2009). Places like Glenelg and the City of
Adelaide have Firework displays, and some people have their own fireworks displays in their street.
Adelaide have Firework displays, and some people have their own fireworks displays in their street.
The University Library will be closed from December 24th 2008 at 6pm, until Monday 5th January 2009. The website will give you answers to many of your questions, but there will be no assistance available. The Library reopens at 8.15am on Monday the 5th of January at all campuses.
As this is the last Blog entry for 2008, we thankyou for your comments and contributions during your time at UniSA, and look forward to continuing in the new year.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for 2009!
The Blog Team
