Re: Re: Date_Holidays

"Cipriano Groenendal" <cipri@cipri.com> escribió > > I think the "standard" definition of a holiday is a banking holiday. Of > > course that is based in the countries I know of, so I'm not sure if it's a > > general rule. > http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=holiday > > 1. A consecrated day; religious anniversary; a day set apart in honor of > some person, or in commemoration of some event. > 2. A day of exemption from labor; a day of amusement and gayety; a festival > day. I usually celebrate my birthday in honor of myself, in commemoration of the day I was born, and I've been told it's a very amusing day, specially when my friends manage to get me drunk. But somehow that hasn't convinced any of my former employers to give me the day off :) > 3. (Law) A day fixed by law for suspension of business; a legal holiday. > > All examples mentioned here are holidays, according to the dictionary from > google :) and according to http://www.webster.com/ <quote> 1 : HOLY DAY [not what most people understand for holiday nowadays] 2 : a day on which one is exempt from work; specifically : a day marked by a general suspension of work in commemoration of an event 3 chiefly British : a period of relaxation : VACATION -- often used in the phrase on holiday; often used in plural [not really a day] </quote> Xavier http://www.xavier-noguer.com/