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Peasant Phill
12-31-2009, 12:38
I need to make a calendar with all the Belgian holidays (translated in English) Could someone with English as his native language be so kind to check if i've wrote them corectly. Thanks

1 JAN: New year's Day

5 APRIL: EASTER MONDAY

1 MAY: LABOR DAY

13 MAY: OUR LADY ASCENSION

24 MAY: PENTECOST MONDAY

1 NOVEMBER: ALL SAINTS

11 NOVEMBER: ARMISTICE

24 DECEMBER TILL 31 DECEMBER: CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

Fragony
12-31-2009, 12:54
Don't you have something more important to share

Subotan
12-31-2009, 13:05
1 JAN: New year's Day

5 APRIL: EASTER MONDAY

1 MAY: LABOUR DAY (If you're making it for Brits, Labor Day if you're making it for Yankees)

13 MAY: ASCENSION DAY or ASCENSION THURSDAY

24 MAY: PENTECOST

1 NOVEMBER: ALL SAINTS DAY or ALL HALLOWS

11 NOVEMBER: ARMISTICE DAY

24 DECEMBER TILL 31 DECEMBER: CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

The Stranger
12-31-2009, 13:37
lol. frag. get off his back

Veho Nex
12-31-2009, 13:54
24 DECEMBER TILL 31 DECEMBER: CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

Aren't you in the now? It's supposed to be "Winter Holidays" or "That politically correct time of the year again days"

Peasant Phill
01-01-2010, 17:59
Political correctness hasn't reached those levels in Belgium.

Thanks for the quick reply BTW.

Subotan
01-02-2010, 02:06
No problem

Yaropolk
01-02-2010, 02:39
In the US, Labor day is in September.

May 1 is May Day.

Peasant Phill
01-02-2010, 11:32
In the US, Labor day is in September.

May 1 is May Day.

Actually, the calender is mainly aimed at Chinese and Japanese clients of the (small) company where I work. It shows when we are closed so no need for other nations' holidays.

Thanks anyway.

Megas Methuselah
01-02-2010, 19:20
11 NOVEMBER: ARMISTICE

In Canada, we call it Rememberance Day (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXptc4EG4J8).

Subotan
01-03-2010, 00:40
It's weird in the UK; there's Remembrance Sunday, on the Sunday closest to 11/11, and Remembrance Day itself. But Armistice Day is fine.