/* British calendar * Copyright 2011 05 31 Julian H. Stacey * Released under BSD license. * http://berklix.com/~jhs/src/bsd/fixes/FreeBSD/src/gen/usr.bin/calendar/calendars/en_UK.ISO8859-1/calendar.other * Any & all responsibility for errors or omissions disclaimed. */ #ifndef _en_UK_ISO8859_1_other_ #define _en_UK_ISO8859_1_other_ Jan 25 Scotland: Robert Burns Night. /* Not a holiday, do not move to calendar.holidays */ Feb 14 Valentine''s Day. /* Do not move to , * as its of modern significance too, to card & flower & * chocolate vendors, & the amorous. */ Easter-54 Buy Lemons now, Shops put up price before Pancake Day next week. Easter-47 Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day). (6 weeks 5 days before Easter Sun.) /* German name Fastnacht */ /* 2010:Feb 16, 2011:Mar 8, 2012 Feb 21 * Originally of pious religious significance, Now International party date: * America:s Fat Tuesday, (name from using up last of the fat). * Germany, Bavaria, Munich, Viktualienmarkt: Faschings- Dienstag Party * Germany, Bavaria, Munich: Ties get cut in offices (echoes of Shrove). * Italy, Venice: Carnival ends http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_of_Venice */ Easter Easter Sunday. /* This should Not be later moved to , * as its also of wider secular significance, eg affects traffic * patterns, & shops that might be open on a normal Sunday * might mot be on this Sunday, & non religious people * living near churches may notice more bell ringing than * normal etc. * My program to calculate Easter, written long before FreeBSD existed: * http://www.berklix.com/~jhs/src/bsd/jhs/bin/public/easter/easter.c * http://www.berklix.com/cgi-bin/easter * 4th Apr 2010 24th Apr 2011 8th Apr 2012 */ Easter+39 Ascension Thursday - Not a holiday, /* Not to , * as it has secular not just religious aspects, eg * In Munich Germany, a British ex patriot community ascends a * mountain on Ascension day, though the trip has nothing * to do with religion, except possibly the name inspired the trip ? */ Easter+50 Whit Monday, the day after Whitsun, No longer a UK holiday. /* Was a holiday in the UK until 1967 when the movable holiday was replaced with the fixed Spring Bank Holiday in late May. */ Germans & Austrians on holiday, maybe other Christian countries too. Mar 1 St. David''s Day, Wales. Not a holiday. /* Do not move to calendar.holidays */ Mar 3 2011 Mothering Sunday (Mothers Day) Apr 1 April Fools Day. Tricks till mid day. Apr 23 England only. St George''s Day. /* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_George''s_Day * A few other European countries share St George''s day. * Not a public holiday in England, though some have suggested * it, in light of devolution debates. But perhaps one may * see more flags out that day. */ Mar Sun-1 Summer time starts, clocks go forward, @ 01:00 GMT=UTC: 01:00 GMT=UTC -> 02:00 BST /* See Also: * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Summer_Time * http://berklix.com/~jhs/src/bsd/fixes/FreeBSD/src/gen/usr.bin/calendar/calendars/de_DE.ISO8859-1/bavaria/other * Other parts of FreeBSD automatically allow for summer & winter time, * But also listed here for 2 reasons: * - The calendar command can be used to display dates * other than the current date. * - Mechanical clocks & watches, & some radio synchronised * watches & clocks fail to catch update signals (Though * the signal is supposed to go 1000 Km, it does not get * from the transmitter at Braunschweig (near Frankfurt) * to 2 watches & clocks from different manufacturers in a * concrete flat in Munich), * Move this to JJLATER */ May 1 Not a holiday in Britain, but in most of Europe on holiday. Dancing round village may poles & Morris men banging sticks. /* See eg #include * Don''t expect much continental business response that day. * Margaret Thatcher PM rejected proposal of a Red holiday that day. */ Jun 19 2011 Fathers Day. /* Yawn ! */ /* http://www.shortestday.co.uk */ /* 21 Jun 2011, 20 Jun 2012 = Longest Day */ Jun 20 2012 Mid summer = Summer Solstice = Longest Day Jul 23 2008 Beg. of set UK school hols. /* School holidays affect traffic, thus listed for interest * also of those who dont have kids */ * Maybe there is a general algorithm by which school hols * are co-ordinated ? though there wasn''t when I was a kid, * schools varied I recall */ Oct Sun-1 Winter time starts, clocks go back, @ 01:00 GMT=UTC: 02:00 BST -> 01:00 GMT /* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Summer_Time */ Oct 31 Halloween. /* Irrelevant in England & Germany in 1970s, * Re-imported from American cinema. * Germany, Munich since maybe 2000 or so has seen some * kids trying trick or treat, & I believe it happens * in parts of UK too - Sigh ! */ Nov 5 Guy Fawkes = Firework Night (from 1605). /* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_Night */ Dec 20 2011 Mid winter = Winter Solstice = Shortest Day /* http://www.shortestday.co.uk */ Dec 24 Christmas Eve. Not a holiday, but offices close early. Dec 31 New Year''s Eve, Scottish name: Hogmanay /* Do not move to as though its * also of significance for that, it''s of wider significance */ #endif /*! _en_UK_ISO8859_1_other_ */