Current Easter's holiday in the US

English translation: Easter

14:03 Mar 29, 2004

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English term or phrase: Current Easter's holiday in the US

I need to know when people start the Easter's holidays in the US now, whether people go to work on Thursday until midday [or if Thursday is holiday too] or they take more days off.

aivars KudoZ activity Questions: 815 (4 open) (3 without valid answers) (9 closed without grading) Answers: 739 Argentina
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Selected answer:Easter

Explanation:
Easter 2004 is April 11. The only holiday is Easter Sunday. People work as usual, though some may take time off around the holiday.

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NGK
United States
Local time: 05:01

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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

4 +8

Easter

NGK

5 +4

There are no weekdays off in "Semana Santa" in the US

Elena Sgarbo (X)

3 +1

Easter

mbc

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6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

current easter's holiday in the us

Easter

Explanation:
Easter 2004 is April 11. The only holiday is Easter Sunday. People work as usual, though some may take time off around the holiday.

NGK
United States
Local time: 05:01
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in category: 8

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

current easter's holiday in the us There are no weekdays off in "Semana Santa" in the US

Explanation:
Hola aivars

Both Thursday and Friday of the week preceding Easter Sunday are normal working days here. Religious organizations often take Friday off.

During the week preceding Easter, children usually have their Spring break at school, which finishes on Easter Sunday or on the Monday after Easter. (This year here in FL the kids go back to school on Tuesday, Aptil 13, but this may vary in different places).

HTH

Elena

Elena Sgarbo (X)
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

neutral

Michele Johnson: Agree with everything except the automatic association of spring break with Easter. Certainly some spring breaks coincide with Easter, but mine (in Idaho) never did, nor did I know anyone whose did. So "usually" might be over-doing it?

39 mins

-> Hi Michele. We've lived in OH, IL, & FL: spring break has always been the week of Good Friday. (See my comment again: in the part about schools & Easter I didn't write about an "automatic" date- just wanted to convey that many teachers ARE off that week!

agree

Kim Metzger: I think "usually" is fair enough. Yes, there are exceptions, as Michele indicates.

1 hr

-> Thanks, Kim

agree

paula arturo: I agree with Michele all the way. I never associated spring break with easter down in California.

2 hrs

-> Thanks Paula, it's good to know how other states follow different practices re: spring break.

agree

Alexandra Tussing

8 hrs

-> Thanks, Alexandra

agree

Mario Marcolin: :)

17 hrs

-> Mario, grazie! Saluti :-)

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

current easter's holiday in the us Easter

Explanation:
In many parts of the US public schools are closed Good Friday (April 9th) and Easter Monday (12th)

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Note added at 2 hrs 34 mins (2004-03-29 16:37:44 GMT)
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I´m not saying that public schools close specifically for Easter but on the East Coast spring break usually coincides with the week before Easter and unless there have been a lot of snow days Easter Monday is usually a holiday as well.

I have no idea about Idaho or California:))

mbc
Spain
Local time: 12:01
Native speaker of:

English

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