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WCDT Strips 3456-3460 (10th to 14th April 2017)
WareWolf:
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--- Quote from: Tova on 13 Apr 2017, 20:45 ---It's a public holiday here in Oz, FWIW.
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And in the UK.
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And in North Carolina, although some places (like the state owned liquor stores) are closed Easter Monday.
pwhodges:
UK also has Easter Monday as well as Good Friday. BTW, originally Good Friday and Christmas day were holidays here not by statute but in common law, having been observed since before records began.
Although banks are closed on bank holidays (though that's not true in all cases in Scotland), the holidays are not otherwise enforced. Most employers give them as paid days off (they may count them as part of your holiday allowance or not, but the number is adjusted accordingly so it makes no odds), but xx/7 jobs (e.g. broadcasting, many shops) may make no special allowance.
In the UK we have the curiosity that Easter Sunday is the one day in the year when shops over a certain size are forbidden by law to open - that's one of the very few direct effects of some people's religious observance that is enshrined in law here. That and restricted hours for the same shops (max six hours between 10am and 6pm) made up the compromise which enabled Sunday shopping to be allowed.
TheEvilDog:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 14 Apr 2017, 11:57 ---UK also has Easter Monday as well as Good Friday.
Although banks are closed on bank holidays (though that's not true in all cases in Scotland), the holidays are not otherwise enforced. Most employers give them as paid days off (they may count them as part of your holiday allowance or not, but the number is adjusted accordingly so it makes no odds), but xx/7 jobs (broadcasting, many shops) may make no special allowance.
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Pretty much the same in Ireland. Good Friday isn't a public holiday here. Most businesses remain open for the day, though many close from 3pm to 4pm for services or close earlier and all schools will close. But under Irish law, alcohol cannot be purchased on Good Friday, so in supermarkets, the sections are closed off. Bars and pubs typically close for the day, while restaurants only offer food services. The exception to this would be people who are travelling by train, ferry or through airports or staying in a hotel (this isn't religious, its dates back to the Irish constitution when travel was more involved and so an allowance was made for people making long journeys).
However the Monday after Easter is a public holiday and a bank holiday.
Pilchard123:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 14 Apr 2017, 11:57 ---In the UK we have the curiosity that Easter Sunday is the one day in the year when shops over a certain size are forbidden by law to open - that's one of the very few direct effects of some people's religious observance that is enshrined in law here. That and restricted hours for the same shops (max six hours between 10am and 6pm) made up the compromise which enabled Sunday shopping to be allowed.
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There is a story that a certain chain of department stores tried to open on Sundays because they sold bras, and those are 'surgical supports'. I don't know if it's true, but from the stories my grandfather tells about his dealings with the owner when he worked in the local planning office I can certainly believe it possible.
Kugai:
Actually,I have a friend who has her own Hairdressing Salon that has a Tattoo Parlor as well - she's also a bit of an amateur artist and occasionally sells the odd work..
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