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re: Why is Easter nor Good Friday not recognized as a work or bank holiday in US?
Posted on 4/16/25 at 7:43 am to Artificial Ignorance
Posted on 4/16/25 at 7:43 am to Artificial Ignorance
Asking why banks don’t celebrate Easter and Good Friday is like asking why police stations don’t celebrate George Floyd Day
Posted on 4/16/25 at 7:43 am to Artificial Ignorance
Good Friday is a paid holiday at my work.
Posted on 4/16/25 at 7:44 am to WhiteMandingo
I work w/ Colombians, Mexicans and Indians and alot of them are off Thursday and Friday of this week.
Posted on 4/16/25 at 7:51 am to Artificial Ignorance
No more holidays, get your lazy asses to work and pay down this debt, then we can talk about holidays.
Posted on 4/16/25 at 7:57 am to Fusaichi Pegasus
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Colombians, Mexicans and Indians
Is it IT or lawn maintenance? Pick one. You do realize that different states in India often have different holidays, too right? Watch those crafty folk to see if they come in on Guru Purnima day on July 10th! The horror!
Posted on 4/16/25 at 7:59 am to c on z
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They’re religious holidays
So explain Christmas
Posted on 4/16/25 at 8:09 am to Artificial Ignorance
I use an online TV guide and they had one of the categories for the Ten Commandments listed as "Fantasy"... I thought that was interesting...
Posted on 4/16/25 at 8:11 am to Artificial Ignorance
My wife works for a company that has a contract with the fed gov. They are always off on Good Friday's.
Posted on 4/16/25 at 8:11 am to Artificial Ignorance
Easter is on a Sunday which is already a day off for most folks. It'd be nice to have an extra day off but ultimately IDGAF since I get a few floating holidays to take at my discretion.
Posted on 4/16/25 at 8:12 am to Artificial Ignorance
Why is Juneteenth not recognized as a holiday?
Posted on 4/16/25 at 8:24 am to AUTimbo
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So explain Christmas
there might be a subtext to Easter that might rub some people the wrong way, that doesn't exist with Christmas
Posted on 4/16/25 at 8:25 am to Artificial Ignorance
The stock and bond markets are closed on Good Friday
Posted on 4/16/25 at 8:25 am to TigerGman
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Why is Easter nor Good Friday not recognized as a work or bank holiday in US?
It’s literally a state holiday in LA.
Posted on 4/16/25 at 8:33 am to Jorts R Us
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ETA: They not only recognize Good Friday but Easter Monday as public holidays.
I live in Berlin and have this Friday and Monday off. Just to add, it was also strange to me when I moved here to have so many religious holidays off. They have ones off that I hadn't even heard of before as work holidays.
German Public Holiday 2025
Date Day Holiday States
1 Jan Wed New Year's Day National
6 Jan Mon Epiphany BW, BY & ST
8 Mar Sat International Women's Day BE & MV
18 Apr Fri Good Friday National
20 Apr Sun Easter Sunday BB
21 Apr Mon Easter Monday National
1 May Thu Labour Day National
8 May Thu 80th Anniversary of the End of World War II BE
29 May Thu Ascension Day National
8 Jun Sun Whit Sunday BB
9 Jun Mon Whit Monday National
19 Jun Thu Corpus Christi BW, BY, HE, NW, RP, SL,
SN & TH
15 Aug Fri Assumption Day BY & SL
20 Sep Sat Children's Day TH
3 Oct Fri Day of German Unity National
31 Oct Fri Reformation Day National except BW, BY, BE, HE,
NW, RP & SL
1 Nov Sat All Saints' Day BW, BY, NW, RP & SL
19 Nov Wed Repentance Day SN
25 Dec Thu Christmas Day National
26 Dec Fri 2nd Day of Christmas National
Posted on 4/16/25 at 8:38 am to c on z
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They’re religious holidays and not secular.
What about the Mass of Christ, also known as Christmas?
Also, I don't acknowledge the secular/sacred distinction.
This post was edited on 4/16/25 at 8:39 am
Posted on 4/16/25 at 8:49 am to Artificial Ignorance
We get Good Friday off. Not MLK though.
Posted on 4/16/25 at 8:50 am to Artificial Ignorance
Agreed on Good Friday.
Most take it off anyway.
Most take it off anyway.
Posted on 4/16/25 at 8:54 am to Artificial Ignorance
I lived in Malaysia where they celebrate Christian, Muslim, Hindu and government holidays. You get 19 holidays during the year. The different religious holidays are all good to everyone. Christians don't complain about Muslim holidays and vice versa. It is a day off.
We are doing it wrong.
We are doing it wrong.
Posted on 4/16/25 at 8:58 am to Artificial Ignorance
It’s a work holiday for me.
You’re not being specific are you referring to government jobs?
You’re not being specific are you referring to government jobs?
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