We have Summer Bank Holiday though, which is the last Monday of August so a week before the US Labor Day. (The online strip appears a week after the newspaper)
There are two public holidays in May – the first monday (May Day – maypole dancing etc, if it’s also ‘international workers day’ that’s coincidental or re-use of an existing traditional holiday date, I think) and the last Monday, which was originally the movable feast of Whitsun but fixed in 1971. This coincides with US Memorial Day.
James Hopkins over 9 years ago
I was going to ask if there’s a Labor Day in the UK, but just googled it. Looks like they have theirs in May (International Workers’ Day).
GrimmaTheNome over 9 years ago
We have Summer Bank Holiday though, which is the last Monday of August so a week before the US Labor Day. (The online strip appears a week after the newspaper)
There are two public holidays in May – the first monday (May Day – maypole dancing etc, if it’s also ‘international workers day’ that’s coincidental or re-use of an existing traditional holiday date, I think) and the last Monday, which was originally the movable feast of Whitsun but fixed in 1971. This coincides with US Memorial Day.
neverenoughgold over 9 years ago
“Cool”…