So I'm a tad late...............

[Walter]

..........but at least I didn't miss it.

Happy International Women's Day!

 

[Wildbill]

:lookaroun :unsure:

Happy International Women's Day

Wildbill:cop_2:

 

[diverlady]

Well thanks for that. Better late than never! :colgate:

Diverlady

 

[Walter]

Actually, it was still March 8 when I posted, just late in the day. WildBill slipped in under the wire as well.

 

[love2godeep]

So sweet of you guys. Actually, I knew nothing about the day til my dear bro brought it to my attention. Said he wanted to be the first to congratulate me on International Women's Day. He's recently been to Ukraine where he says it is a very big deal holiday. He also says they have more holidays than anyplace he knows.

I say, what good is a special day if no presents are forthcoming????

Tee hee

 

[MikeC]

Not to sound insensitive, which I can be at times, BUT when is International Men's Day??? What about International Blonde Short Haired Tall Women's Day??

I thought everyday you wake up is special. Who needs some group to proclaim a certain day to make you special????

More PC garbage.... divide and conquer

 

[love2godeep]

Silly, isn't it? Remember when we were children, we'd ask, "When's children's day?" and our parents would say, EVERY DAY IS CHILDREN'S DAY.

Maybe there is an International Men's Day. On the other hand, who cares?

 

[mania]

He's recently been to Ukraine where he says it is a very big deal holiday. He also says they have more holidays than anyplace he knows.

Nope, we are better...
That's the list of Polish holidays (it's a long one!!!!). I do not know all the names in English so sorry for the rough translation:
1. New Year - day off
2. 6th Jan - 3 Kings holiday (these 3 guy that went to visit new born Jesus)
3. 8th March
4. Ash Wendsday - beggining of the Lent
5. Eastern - Monday off
6. 1st May - Labor Day - day off
7. 3rd May - Mary's Day - the Patron of Poland - day off
8. June - Corpus Christi - it's thursday off
9. 15th August - Another Mary's Day - the Patron of farmers - day off
10. 1st November - Haloween - day off
11. 11th November - Polish National Day - day off
12. Christmas - 2 days off (25th and 26th Dec)
Although not all of them are holidays but anyway most of Poles don't work during these days - they take holiday.
So.... we are not bad, aren't we? As still underdeveloped country we simply can afford having so many days off, can't we? As my friend says - who will forbide the rich to have fun?Mania

 

[H2Andy]

that's about the same as the US. we have quite a few national holidays... let's see how many i can get:

New Year's Day
Martin Luther King's day
President's Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving Day and day after
Christmas Day and day after Christmas

 

[Walter]

Sorry Andy, but you're off a tad.

Official Federal holidays are:

New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Junior's Birthday
Washington's Birthday (it was never officially changed to President's Day - thank
goodness - few deserve a holiday.)
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving Day (Not the day after)
Christmas Day (Not the day after)