USA peeps

[moosea]

Happy Thanksgiving to all our USA members and friends ;D ;D

[zman]

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

And thank you moosea

z

[]UBC[Oakey]

;D Happy thanks giving guys ;D

[strontiumdog]

Happy Thanksgiving to all our American clan members ;D




Is it a turkey meal?

[abercrab]

Thanks guys. It is traditionally a turkey or ham dinner, but for a veggie like me its mashed taters, green beans, corn, cranberries, and a various assortment of pies such as pumpkin and apple.

Now I'm trying to think of an English or European Holiday that the US doesn't observe so I can be polite and return the well wishing when the time comes, but I can't think of any that I know of that are potentially significant to you as Thanksgiving is to us or at least one that has a lot of traditions that are followed on the day of celebration. Only things that are stuck in my head are Guy Fawkes Day and maybe the Queen's birthday, hehe. I need a good holiday lesson. We also make a big deal out of the 4th of July. You guys don't have Magna Carta day or anything that I can think of either, hehe.

[whitneyr78]

[Hazik]

happy thanks given. abit late i know :-p

we have

Guy Fawkes Day (fire work night)
halloween (of what you beat us at)
xmess
easter
bank hoilday mondays
boxie day
fathers day
mothers day


right i just found this look how meny hoildays it says we have

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_holidays_by_country#United_Kingdom_and_Crown_dependencies

United Kingdom and Crown dependencies
See also: Public holidays in the United Kingdom
1 January - New Year's Day
2 January - (Scotland Only)
17 March - St Patrick's Day Northern Ireland only
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Easter Monday - (not Scotland)
Early May Bank Holiday (first Monday in May)
9 May - Liberation Day (Jersey, Guernsey)
Spring Bank Holiday (last Monday in May) - See Bank Holiday
5 July - Tynwald Day (Isle of Man)
12 July - Battle of the Boyne, otherwise known as "Orangeman's Day" and, more popularly, "The Twelfth". Northern Ireland only
August Bank Holiday - Scotland (First Monday in August)
August Bank Holiday - England and Wales (Last Monday in August)
25 December - Christmas Day
26 December - Boxing Day
In Scotland, the holidays listed above are official bank holidays and may not be public holidays. Public holidays are set by local authorities and therefore vary from place to place, although Christmas, Boxing Day, New Year's Day and 2 January and May Day are observed throughout the country. And in fact, banks in Scotland actually observe the English bank holidays, so Scottish bank holidays which differ from the English ones are of little practical importance. In Northern Ireland Easter Tuesday is treated as a public holiday in lieu of Good Friday.


and now the usa hoildays

United States of America
See Public holidays in the United States for background information.

The United States federal government designates national holidays for federal employees only. State and local governments generally observe these holidays as well as many State Holidays. For a basic list of holidays as seen on a 2009 calendar:

1 January - New Year's Day
19 January - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (3rd Monday of January, traditionally Jan. 15)
20 January - Inauguration Day
1 February - Super Bowl Sunday (currently the first Sunday of February)
2 February - Groundhog Day
14 February - Valentine's Day
16 February - Presidents Day (officially George Washington's Birthday; 3rd Monday of February, traditionally Feb. 22)
25 February - Ash Wednesday (Christian; moveable based on Easter)
17 March - St. Patrick's Day
20 March - Vernal Equinox (based on sun)
1 April - April Fools' Day
5 April - Palm Sunday (Christian; Sunday before Easter)
9 April - First day of Passover (Jewish; moveable based on Jewish calendar)
10 April - Good Friday (Christian; Friday before Easter)
12 April - Easter Sunday (Christian; moveable; Sunday after first full moon during spring)
13 April - Easter Monday (Christian; Monday after Easter)
16 April - Last Day of Passover (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish Calendar)
20 April - Patriot's Day/Marathon Monday (New England and Wisconsin only)(3rd Monday of April)
22 April - Earth Day, Administrative Professionals Day/Secretaries Day (Wednesday of the last full week of April)
24 April - Arbor Day (last Friday of may
5 May - Cinco De Mayo (Mexican holiday often observed in US)
10 May - Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May),
25 May - Memorial Day (last Monday of May, traditionally 30 May)
31 May - Pentecost Sunday (Christian; 49 days after Easter)
14 June - Flag Day
21 June - Father's Day (3rd Sunday of June), Summer Solstice (based on sun)
4 July - Independence Day
22 August - First day of Ramadan (Islamic, moveable based on Lunar calendar)
7 September - Labor Day (first Monday of September)
13 September - Grandparents Day (second Sunday of September)
19 September - Rosh Hashanah (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish calendar)
20 September - Last day of Ramadan (Islamic, moveable based on Lunar calendar)
21 September - Eid-al-Fitr/Day after the end of Ramadan (Islamic, moveable, based on lunar calendar)
22 September - Autumnal equinox (based on sun)
28 September - Yom Kippur (Jewish, moveable, 9 days after first day of Rosh Hashanah)
3 October - First day of Sukkot (Jewish; moveable, 14 days after Rosh Hashanaah)
9 October - Leif Erikson Day, Last Day of Sukkot (Jewish)
10 October - Simchat Torah (Jewish; moveable, 22 days after Rosh Hashanah)
12 October - Columbus Day (2nd Monday of October, traditionally Oct. 12)
30 October - Mischief Night
31 October - Halloween
1 November - All Saints Day
11 November - Veterans Day
26 November - Thanksgiving (4th Thursday of November)
27 November - Black Friday (Friday after Thanksgiving Day)
7 December - Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
12 December - First day of Hanukkah (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish calendar)
19 December - Last day of Hanukkah (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish Calendar)
21 December - Winter Solstice (based on sun)
23 December - Festivus
24 December - Christmas Eve (Christian)
25 December - Christmas Day (Christian)
26 December - First day of Kwanzaa (Kwanzaa is celebrated until 1 January 2010)
31 December - New Year's Eve
The federal holidays (which are days off from work for federal employees) are New Years Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day. The official list can be found here (http://www.opm.gov/Operating_Status_Schedules/fedhol/index.asp). These holidays are not necessarily days off from work for private sector workers. Most private sector businesses close for only the "Big 6" holidays: New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day. Many also close on the Friday after Thanksgiving (aka Black Friday), which is not an official holiday, but is commonly granted to private sector workers. Some private businesses may also close for one or more other federal holidays (most commonly either Martin Luther King Day, or Presidents Day).

When a federal holiday falls on Sunday, most federal workers who work a Mon-Fri workweek will observe the holiday on Monday. When a federal holiday falls on Saturday, most federal workers who work a Mon-Fri workweek will observe the holiday on Friday. Workers who normally work on Saturday (such as mail carriers) will observe the holiday on Saturday; Friday will be a regular work day.

In state and local governments, and in the private sector, practices vary when a holiday falls on Saturday or Sunday. In general, most states and private sector workers will observe a holiday that falls on Sunday on Monday. However, that is not universal. Some states and private sector workers will observe a Saturday holiday on Friday, but that is less common than observing the Sunday holidays on Monday. Occasionally, a state or private sector worker will observe a Saturday holiday on Monday, but that is even less common than Friday. Many state workers and private sector workers (in particular, employees at a bank normally closed on Saturdays) do not get any day off when a holiday falls on Saturday, and are "cheated" out of the holiday. Occasionally, a floating holiday may be given in lieu of a Saturday holiday.

[]UBC[Frootlupe]

Thanks. I believe there is a Lord Horatio Nelson Day, or some day dedicated to him. I am related to him, you know. Some distant uncle I think. Happy Lord Horatio Nelson Day all you Brits!! (no offense)

Frootlupe

[abercrab]

UK holiday questions.

1. I know banking is big, in London at least, but does it deserve so many holidays?

2. What is the scoop with Boxing day. I think Canada also lists this one as a holiday.

3. Is there much celebration with Guy Fawkes day or is it basically just a night to launch off some fireworks? Also is the day a celebration of the foiling of the plot to blow up parliament or that parliament almost got blown up?

[moosea]

1) I just have no idea! but I take the bank holidays!!!!!

2)boxing day was traditionally the day when servants got the day off - or some crap like that - again I take the holiday!!

3) I personally celebrate that it was close to being blown up!! People pretty much just let off loads of fireworks and have bonfires for ages - usually about a week before and a week after the 5th November! It is not a proper holiday in that you don't get the day off!! so I'm not that keen on it

We also have st Georges day - which is an excuse to wear the George cross on t - shirts, get very drunk and moan about immigration and how it's ruined Britain - I like this one - although it's not a 'day off' celebration - because it involves drinking!