guru5571 - 6:25 pm on Oct 8, 2005 (gmt 0)

Boxing Day is nonexistent in America and I would wager that most Americans have never heard of it, much less celebrate it.

Easter Monday is also for the most part nonexistent in America.

Good Friday also is nonexistent outside church. So if your website sells hot cross buns, you can forget about cracking the American market.

American school holidays are much more decentralised than British and European hols. Generally speaking, 2 weeks over Christmas and New Year (varies). Two to three months over summer (varies). Spring break lasts a week, but is variable regionally from just after Mardi Gras until around Easter.