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Originally Posted by Sliver
At my company we work on Remembrance Day and give a day off between Chrismas and New Year's so people can spend a longer amount of uninterrupted time with their families. It certainly isn't meant to be disprespectful and has nothing do to with the wheels of commerce grinding on. The work-a-day world is hard, and it wears people down. I think an extended break is nice at the end of the year - much nicer than a Wednesday off in the middle of a week.
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I agree that it's not meant to be disrespectful, but I think most people are not really thinking about Remembrance Day when they receive that day off over Christmas. They're more likely distracted by Boxing Week sales, etc. Lets face it, there are plenty of "holidays" that have been invented in recent years that could be deferred to the Christmas Break. Specifically, I'm thinking of Family Day and Heritage Day. As far as I can tell, Family Day was created because it's long stretch from New Year's Day and Easter. Despite it's noble intent, most people just spend the day at the mall. Heritage Day is just another day off in the summer.