07-20-2010, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by UofMfan
I never heard of Easter Monday. Here we take off from Weds to Sunday, but never Monday. Most people take the entire week as most of their children are out of school during that time. Learn something new every day, Easter Monday  We also call Friday, Holy Friday, not Good Friday, I never understood why it was called Good Friday in the US.
The original concept of Thanksgiving was purely religious (Puritans). Of course like many other things, the original concept has developed into something else. To me, it is a day to spend with Family.
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LOL not a puritan.
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