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This is basically what happens in Canada, where our national holiday is official July 1st, but ends up moved to the closest Friday or Monday.
by mikepurvis 5y ago
This is basically what happens in Canada, where our national holiday is official July 1st, but ends up moved to the closest Friday or Monday.
- throwawaytemp27 5y agoNo. It is on a Thursday this year. Like all holidays if it is on a Saturday or Sunday it is observed on the Monday. But it doesn’t move if it is on Tuesday Wednesday or Thursday.
- mikepurvis 5y agoThe official holiday is always on July 1, but when it's midweek, celebrations often don't get rolling until late in the day (eg [1]). I've always interpreted this as an acknowledgment that a lot of employers let people switch the day-off to a nearby Friday or Monday. [1]: https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/canada-day-2015-13-places-to-celebrate-locally-1.2446082 https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/canada-day-2015-13-places-to-ce...