From: Amara Graps (Amara.Graps@mpi-hd.mpg.de)
Date: Thu Jul 05 2001 - 04:49:30 MDT
From: Spike Jones (spike66@attglobal.net)
>As I watched the fireworks this evening I had to wonder:
>what do they do in the countries that dont have 4th of July?
>Do they need to add a July 32nd to make the calendar come
>out right? spike
Germany has Reunification Day on October 3.
This country doesn't need another holiday...
I have the sense, living here, that yet another religious holiday is
taking place. Then add the various festivals, where people take off
work anyway. It's hard for me to keep track of them all.
http://www.travel-guide.com/data/deu/deu070.asp
http://www.holidayfestival.com/Germany.html
Amara
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