21_blue - 5:44 pm on Oct 8, 2005 (gmt 0)

Thanks for the list. This is really useful for anticipating business traffic/income. A couple of questions:

Does the US celebrate Boxing Day (26th Dec)? In the UK, Boxing Day is a major holiday, so we close down for 2 working days, or 2½ if you include Christmas Eve afternoon, when many businesses shut. A lot of people take holidays between Christmas and New Year, so even the working days then are very quiet.

Also, what about Easter Monday? Again in the UK, most businesses close down for 2 to 2½ working days over Easter, from Thursday lunchtime to Tuesday morning.

Also, what are the typical school holidays (which can also affect traffic). In the UK they are:
- a couple of weeks over Christmas/New Year
- a week for half-term between New Year and Easter
- a couple of weeks over Easter
- a week half term between Easter and Summer
- 6 weeks over summer from mid-July to start-September
- a week half-term between Sept and Christmas

I'd also be interested in Australian holidays, if there are any Bruces or Sheilas on the forum, as upside-down land probably provides our third biggest source of revenue.