What is a bank holiday anyway?
Is it like a birthday? or religiously motivated? what religion ?
11 noiembrie 2008
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sa ne spuneti cand ati aflat dara, suntem curiosi sa aflam si noi
Unlike common law holidays (Christmas, Easter), bank holidays in Britiain are statutory. Back in the day, I believe a British banker intorduce the Bank Holidays Act pretty much to give bank employees time off on certain days. Story goes, the employees got off on important cricket match dates since the banker loved cricket. I think the name just got stuck for any non-customary natinal holiday in the Commonwealth.
Well, I knew alex is good with explanations... We were thinking to ask you to help us finding a good deal for our holiday. De Craciun, that is. Adica nu bank holiday. Thanks anyway :)
Mai dupa Dec 16th, I would be able to. Till then, I'm in exam mode. Aside from the occasional blog procrastination, that is.
so how about non-commonwealth/ common law-related countries? (:
I was under the impression that pretty much any country embracing the term "bank holiday" has been touched at some point by the British Empire. Hence the Commonwealth denominator (not the same as common law, maybe I should have used the term "customary" to better contrast the government-decreed/ statutory holidays.)Also, I thought the other countries just call them public holidays. Other than this... I have no explanation.
As a side note, the U.S. adopted its own definition (banks closed during the Great Depression in the 1930's) - but now, U.S. government-mandated days off are just "public holidays."
P.S. Either my Legal Writing class is getting to me, or I'm a certified nerd. Or both.
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