</s> ▁Family ▁Day ▁is ▁a ▁public ▁hol iday ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁provinces ▁of ▁Al berta , ▁ ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁S ask atch ew an , ▁Ontario ▁and ▁soon ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁and ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁states ▁of ▁Arizona ▁and ▁Nev ada , ▁in ▁Uruguay , ▁in ▁Van u atu , ▁in ▁Vietnam , ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁Capital ▁Territ ory , ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁day ▁of ▁Song k ran ▁in ▁Th ailand . ▁ ▁Australia ▁ ▁Australian ▁Capital ▁Territ ory ▁ ▁Family ▁and ▁Community ▁Day ▁was ▁celebrated ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁T ues day ▁of ▁November ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 0 9 , ▁coinc iding ▁with ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Cup . ▁This ▁public ▁hol iday ▁was ▁declared ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Andrew ▁Bar r , ▁then ▁A CT ▁Minister ▁for ▁Indust rial ▁Rel ations , ▁stated ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁public ▁hol iday ▁was : ▁ ▁"... to ▁enable ▁workers ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁break ▁from ▁their ▁hect ic ▁work ▁and ▁to ▁spend ▁some ▁quality ▁time ▁with ▁their ▁family ▁and ▁friends . ▁... ▁Austral ians ▁do ▁work ▁the ▁longest ▁hours ▁of ▁any ▁country ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁world . ▁We ▁do ▁des erve ▁a ▁break ." ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁date ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁Monday ▁of ▁the ▁September / Oct ober ▁school ▁hol id ays . ▁Where ▁the ▁first ▁Monday ▁of ▁the ▁school