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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bill in Burl, post: 1378370, member: 23692&quot;]Living in Canada, I get a chuckle out of the &quot;invented&quot; holidays that have occurred here, so that Canada would have a Monday holiday that matches the US one on the other side of the border... Family Day, Civic Holiday, etc.&nbsp; Few non-border folk know that the bridges and highways that connect the 2 countries are absolutely loaded with commuting workers and semis going back and forth to conduct everyday commerce.&nbsp; Businesses need to have the same days open and closed for proper co-ordination.&nbsp; The US changed the Feb holiday in common name because there used to be 2 holidays in Feb ... Washington&#039;s and Lincoln&#039;s birthday.&nbsp; They couldn&#039;t afford to have 2 holidays in such a short month, so they eliminated Lincoln&#039;s holiday and changed the common name of George&#039;s to Presidents Day.&nbsp; As a kid, I used to look forward to 2 school days off during the month.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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