Re: Religion returns to Easter

Keith F. Lynch <kfl@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> James Nicoll <jdnicoll@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > Apparently even people nailed up on crosses look forward to the
> > long weekend.
> 
> In the US, Easter weekend is no longer than any other weekend.  Nobody
> (that I know of) gets that Friday or Monday off.

My husband not only gets the public holidays of Good Friday and Easter
Monday off, but also the Tuesday following. He's not entirely sure why,
but he isn't about to complain :-)

-- 
Carol
"If you are allergic to a thing, it is best not to put
that thing in your mouth. Particularly if the thing is
cats." - Lemony Snicket _The Wide Window_