Are australian easter holidays same as englands, we fly out on good friday (10 april), and have been looking for holiday homes, they give prices for easter etc and then regular prices, wasnt sure when easter was there?

Yep it is the same date.

Normally starts in the shops about January 3rd

wrong! try boxing day here (UK) I saw a whole section with easter eggs. At something like 9 in the morning

Easter is the same date worldwide, like Christmas.

Except for Orthodox's

Pollyanna that was your golden chance to say no we have an entirely different form of Christianity here in fact big J.C. was born in August on the same day that Elvis died!

We fly on 7th April and arrive on Thursday, 9th - just in time for Easter weekend, booked hotel until the Tuesday prices don't seem bad. Never even thought to check, think last year it was March.

Easter is the first sunday after the first full moon after the 21st of March

Barney

And unlike the Queen's birthday. By my calculation HM Queen is about 800 years old.

And there was somebody judging "Gecko Shit" to be the best thread title of 2009.

I have had to really hold my tongue on this one

One of those pagan festivals nicked by the god squad.

I once had a young secretary that asked if Good Friday always falls on a Friday. (Leeds - what can I say?)

This is not a silly question at all.

Due to the time difference, when Jesus was crucified (on a Friday), it was already Saturday morning in Australia.

When the Christian word spread to Australia, the authorities decided that Good Friday would be commemorated on a Saturday, Easter Saturday would be on a Sunday, Easter Sunday was to be held on a Monday, and Easter Monday was to be a Tuesday.

This is to avoid confusion and works well.

I hope this helps.

Yours sincerely,

P. Staker