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Originally Posted by kindlekitten
I guess the only "christian holiday" that is legally observed here is christmas. easter is a sunday so that remains safe for the mainstream public. the issue becomes a pay issue. any legal, "bank" holidays would require holiday pay. that can get VERY pricey for and employer.
one of the things I loved about living in Germany was all of the religious holidays everyone would have off! getting to work was VERY easy those days!
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I once almost moved to Australia to work. One thing I used to hear from our office there was that they really liked the American work ethic in that we don't take much time off for vacation (standard two weeks per year for 9-to-5ers which don't all take) or holidays. Nearly everyday is a work day.
About 10 years ago I was in London on Boxing Day and it seemed like the city was dead (at least the parts I was in). It was so surreal to me because nearly everything was closed and it was so quiet.