In the UK, when a holiday (bank holiday) happens to be on an "inconvenient" date the day everybody has off work is moved to the nearest Friday or Monday (making a long weekend). Thus, should a holiday date fall on a weekend, it is not lost as it moved to the Friday or Monday.
However, when I lived in France, the holiday day off work was always on the date it was celebrating. If that happened to be on a sunday (or saturday) then so be it and you don't get an extra day off work !!.
In the UK we complain how in France they have more Bank holidays than we do in the UK - but in France 2 out of every 7 are lost as they happen over a weekend !!
I notice that 4 July was on a sunday this year. Does that mean everybody in the US has sunday off work !! and that was it or is there an extra holiday e.g. on the Monday ?
Ian
However, when I lived in France, the holiday day off work was always on the date it was celebrating. If that happened to be on a sunday (or saturday) then so be it and you don't get an extra day off work !!.
In the UK we complain how in France they have more Bank holidays than we do in the UK - but in France 2 out of every 7 are lost as they happen over a weekend !!
I notice that 4 July was on a sunday this year. Does that mean everybody in the US has sunday off work !! and that was it or is there an extra holiday e.g. on the Monday ?
Ian