Depends on the country and the holiday. Here in Spain we also have some
semi-obscure holidays which are observed by some but not all employers.
Cheers,
Nathan
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> On 20 Feb 2018, at 01:28, Bill Pearce <billpearce@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> In the USA it is optional to observe, unlike European holidays which seem to
> be required.
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> From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2018 4:10:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Presidents Day, USA
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> It was originally Washington’s birthday (Feb. 22 is the actual date) but
> later morphed into a general Prez Day. And there are private employers that
> observe it too, including BCG where my son now works.
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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>> On 19 Feb 2018, at 17:42, Bill Pearce <billpearce@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> I'm less sure about the use of the possessive. The motivation for this
>> holiday is one that I suspect many Europeans will find difficult to
>> understand. There were once several holidays that honored a single
>> president, all of which gave some workers a day off. As these things go, the
>> more there were, the more were desired.. It looked like we would soon have
>> forty or fifty presidents days, all of which meant days off for some
>> workers. Employers didn't like this, because it did nothing for production.
>> So all the commerative days were lumped into one. So it could go either way.
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>> From: "Philippe" <photo.philippe.amard@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2018 10:32:07 AM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] Presidents Day, USA
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>> I have some doubts about the latter.
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>> Amities
>> Philippe
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>>> Le 19 févr. 2018 à 17:29, Bill Pearce <billpearce@xxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
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>>> I believe it's best either presidents' or presidents day.
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